Humans of Community

SBHS Sophomore, Rubin Obas is a star basketball player who puts in three hours of extra practice at the park. After Obas finishes playing basketball, he goes into the house to take a shower and play Call of Duty and 2K for the rest of the night.   Obas goes to his aunt's house quite often on the weekends and stays there for days. He feels like it's his way to get away from everyone and have peace and quiet. Sometimes,...

Joel Morris, 16 year old, junior at South Broward High School. Morris was raised in Hallandale, Florida and hasn't moved since. One of his goals this year, is to get good grades to prepare for next year as a senior. An addition to good grades, Morris mentioned that dancing has always been a part of his life and was something he wanted to do. Which is why he is a member of the SBHS color guard team...

Rikki Francois grew up in Atoka, Tennessee, a very small town north of Memphis. She stayed there from the age of two years old until the age of 18 when she moved to South FL. A few of Francois' hobbies are dancing, playing with her daughter, and baking during the holidays. A few things that make her anxious are her students and daughter. “wondering what type of world my daughter is growi...

Mauricio Tobares, born and raised in Hollywood, Florida is a 16-year-old junior at SBHS. Some clubs he's in are SGA and Shark club. Tabores says he wants to be an engineer, hence, the fact has completed all the levels of the engineering class here at South Broward and wants to become an engineer after he graduates. Something that people should know about him is that he is smarter and nicer than he l...

Kevyn Montealegre is a 17-year-old finishing his last year at SBHS. He enjoys soccer and wants to be a professional soccer player in the future, that's his plan.  Although his dream of being a soccer player stands strong, he knows pure willpower won't be good enough to reach his dream so he has decided to join the soccer club to improve his soccer skills. Many young kids dream of being professional...

SBHS sophomore, Kameron Allen creates, prints, and customizes t-shirts in his free time. Students describe exactly what they want, then he goes home, next creates the custom t-shirts, and finally delivers it to the student at school. It is his passion and he wants to make it his profession. Although it takes up a lot of his time, he prioritizes schoolwork over the business. He wants to attend the Univ...

South Broward High School student, Lucas Villamarin, 14, is determined to get good grades in his first year of high school. "I came from Avant Grade and by experience, I can say that is very different here in South Broward. I like it," said Villamarin. He said he feels like he's free in this school. "I can study whatever I want, and I can find what I enjoy," said Villamarin. One of his...

Kwenie Laguerre is a senior student at South Broward High. She finds herself to be alone often because she doesn't really like talking to others. “It's kinda hard for me to make friends because I don't really like talking to people, but I guess the friends I do have now are pretty chill,” says Laguerre. This is more common than some people may think shyness isn’t a thing easy to overcome but it is possi...

Athena Hawn, a freshman at SBHS who just transferred from where most freshmen are from at SBHS, Olsen Middle School. She is from Russia and moved here to America at a young age. “The heat here is very different from the cold in Russia," said Hawn. Hawn thinks that South Broward is a good school that is filled with many activities. She was mostly interested in joining the SBHS volleyball or...

Marc Destin is 70 years old. He was born and raised in Saint-Marc, Haiti. He was named after his hometown. He moved to Broward, Florida in 1999 as an immigrant with no family or friends in America. Growing up, Destin enjoyed going to the beach, going on walks, and sewing clothes. He's always loved sewing but never made a career out of it.  Destin had his last daughter when he was 52 years old, she is th...

Camila Carbajal, a senior at SBHS, has a passion for art. She enjoys it as much as she enjoys attending South Broward.  She just recently realized her interest in the activity because she needed something to calm herself down. “Art helps my mind relax,” Said Carbajal. This is her second year in art classes and she claims that SBHS plays a significant role in her life because the class ha...

 Mr. Michael was born in Connecticut and he moved down here when he was about 14. He hitchhiked to Florida when he was in college. “I've been coming to Florida since I was about your age, in fact I hitchhiked down here when I was in college,” said Mr. Michael. Micheal went to Southern Connecticut state college; it was a teachers college. He used to work at a school in Connecticut, but he gave up that...

SBHS sophomore Angel Ossa Mendieta has a creative side. He keeps himself occupied after school with the saxophone, which he has been playing for two years. Additionally, he enjoys doing all kinds of art. After high school, Mendieta plans on attending art college.  Mendieta also feels that mental health is important and has been trying to take it into account as it relates to his workload.  “...

Isabella Shamoun is a 16 year-old junior at SBHS. She has a older sister that’s in 12th grade. Her favorite colors are black and red. She loves reading fantasy and romance and she likes to watch anime. Shamoun was born here in Florida but wants to move to New Zealand. Her favorite food is Gyro and she loves Thor movies. Some of her pet peeves are slow walkers and dry, calloused hands. Shamoun spends he...

Kwenie Laguerre is a senior at South Broward High. She finds herself to be alone often because she doesn't really like talking to others.  “It's kind of hard for me to make friends because I don't really like talking to people, but I guess the friends I do have now are pretty chill," said Laguerre. This is more common than some people may think. Shyness isn’t a thing easy to overcome but it is poss...

Mimi Alvarez is a junior at South Broward High School. In her free time, Alvarez loves spending time with her friends. Some of her dislikes are people who chew really loudly and people who are way too serious or mean when talking to her friends. “If I could tell my past self one thing, it would be to grow up,” Alvarez said.  She enjoys art. In fact, she placed in the top five of city youth artists in Massac...

Kwenie Laguerre is a senior at SBHS. She finds herself to be alone often because she doesn't really like talking to others. “It's kinda hard for me to make friends because I don't really like talking to people, but I guess the friends I do have now are pretty chill,” said Laguerre This is more common than some people may think. Shyness isn’t a thing easy to overcome but it is possible to do....

  Miriam Baldwin is a junior here at SBHS. She enjoys the arts and has a taste for creativity.   “I would describe Art as creative expression; dance, music, painting, all that good stuff.” said Baldwin    Baldwin has been into the art scene of South Broward for three years and is thankful for the wonderful staff that she has been mentored from. “Even though my...

Cora Chin is a SBHS junior that is currently enrolled in the Cambridge Diploma program. She hopes to complete the program in her last two years of high school, along with achieving good grades and good attendance.  “All of these things are important for getting into college, which is my ultimate goal,” said Chin.  Another reason Chin wants to complete the program is so she can get the Bright Futu...

Isabel Senske is a sophomore student at FLVS online. She dislikes how she is not with friends, but she likes the fact that she can make her own school schedule. “I went hiking for 7 miles everyday, while carrying a 70 pound pack on my back,” said Senske. Isabel went on a ninety day wilderness retreat last summer in North Carolina. She said it took a lot of hard work, but in the end it was ...

SBHS student Adams Ordena both likes and dislikes school. He really likes that it socially encourages students to learn and he thinks it provides an educational environment.  “I like being able to meet new people, that’s the thing we did not have with online school, we didn’t have the actual building to meet new people.” he said.  He really dislikes about school is the immaturity of...

Nick Sean Millo is Freshman at Edison Private School who hates all of his hard classes, but loves it when his friends are in his class. Nick does not like how he looks. His greatest fear is doing something wrong to his grandparents or anyone else. Millo getting straight A's in school is one of his greatest accomplishments. If he could, Millo would change school and work hours so he didn't have waking up e...

“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." This quote represents Vladimir Aponto's life style. Aponto considers himself a workaholic and many would agree on that statement. Vladimir Aponto, 58, works in the boat industry, specifically he oversees boat upholstery. Aponto was born on October 4, 1962 and originates from La Paz, Bolivia where he encountered ...

Hezekiel Villegas is a junior at South Broward High school. Something he’s passionate about is basketball, and while playing travel basketball he won 3 championships.  Something he would change about himself would be his way of learning things, especially school related because it can be difficult for him to get good grades. Even though he struggles at school, there's something else that he’s...

Aiyanna Aulov, 16, is a senior at South Broward high school. Aulov likes South Broward. She likes the diversity, education system and says that she thinks the students are cool. One thing she would improve though, would definitely be to improve the quality of the bathrooms. Aulov is half Columbian and half Russian. She is always told that it is an unusual, yet interesting combination. Before she...

Roberto Orozco, or Bobby, is an 18 year old senior at South Broward High School.  His ‘occupation’ is to make people around him constantly laugh. “Making people laugh makes me feel good," says Orozco. One thing Orozco doesn’t like about the world is how angry people are. He wishes people would live life in a happier state. “My greatest accomplishment is learning how to control my emo...

Like most people, 18-year old Joshua Torres was affected by the pandemic. He lost a lot of his social life and after a while felt like he was losing himself, it made it hard to cope with the issues around him. “Covid took a toll on my mental health. Going from seeing my friends every day to being at home 24/7 really affected me," says Torres. The social distancing didn’t help his predicament...

On any given Saturday, you can find 15-year-old Iyana Sarumi dragging fellow criminals from their Ferraris and speeding away - all from her bed playing Grand Theft Auto. “GTA is the type of game that would help me get away from reality,” she said.  Sarumi describes herself as a curious person with a creative mind. At fifteen years of age, she set many goals for herself and is willing to achiev...

Seyling Montalvan is a 17-year-old senior at South Broward high school. She is currently working at Marcos pizza but wants to look for better opportunities elsewhere. With work and school, she does not have much time to hang out with friends or join clubs but does want to participate in all the senior events. Right now, she is mainly trying to work hard so she can have enough money...

Linda Vanbenschoten is a 72-year-old resident of Hollywood, Florida, who has lived in the same house for over 60 years and has watched her home town change tremendously  over the decades. “There was barely any traffic, and I would play tennis in the street,” she said. Vanbenschoten attended South Broward High School, where there was no air conditioning. For middle school, she attended...

The people that run towards the black smoke and the orange flames while everyone else runs away. This is what Matthew Chapman would like to do in his ideal life. Born in Miami, Florida on May 8th 2004. Chapman is now a resident of Hollywood, FL and is a senior at South Broward High School. Becoming a firefighter was always a goal in his eyes which is very different then working in an office.  ...

Mauryce Holmes is from Miami, Florida and currently lives in Hollywood, Florida. Holmes goes to school at South Broward High School, and he is in the 9th grade.  One thing he likes about school is the ways the teachers teach creatively. His favorite period is second, because it’s PE.  Holmes is 5’7 and likes to play basketball on the weekends. He loves to have fun and make jokes.  Holmes great...

Akniyet is a lone child living with her mother and grandmother and for Akniyet she is humble and just vibes around. In her free time she likes to do yoga, rock climbing with her boyfriend, playing airsoft, and working out at the gym.  Her greatest strength is when she puts her mind on something she can always get stuff done and her greatest weakness is that she can procrastinate at times.  ...

On any given Saturday, you can find 15-year-old, Iyana Sarumi dragging fellow criminals from their Ferraris and speeding away - all from her bed playing Grand Theft Auto. “GTA is the type of game that would help me get away from reality,” says Sarumi.  Sarumi describes herself as a curious person with a creative mind. At 15 years of age, she set many goals for herself and is willing to a...

Daniela Garcia’s everyday routine is waking up and getting ready for school, coming home and taking a nap, then doing homework.   “To me it's very simple and very basic, it's like a normal routine,” says Garcia. The sophomore's responsibilities consist of  helping out her family. “Since my parents work a lot throughout the day I help clean the house and make food for my family," says Garcia. She...

Nayeli Hidalgo is a 19 year old college student that has grown up in Jersey City. Something she would change about herself is her nose.     "I get really insecure about my nose and when I'm a little older, I want to get a nose job" Said Hidalgo.      Hidalgo's greatest fear is rats because she lived in a city where there are many of them and she has been scared of them ever since. A p...

Luis Rodriguez is a 17 year old sophomore in Flanagan High school. He hates how indecisive he is. He spends 10 minutes trying to decide if he wants a bowl or a burrito in Chipotle. He is definitely very opinionated. He likes that he’s very straight up. “A true friend will never lie to you,” said Luis .    Something he’d like to change within himself is his impulsivity and recklessness. He ...

Beyanca Moultrie, a 15 year old South Broward high school student whom is obsessed with soccer. "I love soccer more than my crush,” she said. At only age 7, she was first introduced to the sport, and quickly fell in love with it. Shortly after, she decided to join a youth’s Soccer team. “Every time I’m on the field, I feel like all my problems are non existent,” she stated. During...

Faith Augustin is a junior at South Broward High School. She loves the social aspect of school, the activities, the clubs, and the opportunities made available. “I'm in clubs like Women of Tomorrow, National Honor Society, Black Student Union, and Mentoring tomorrow's leader,” Augustin said.  But what she dislikes about school is the testing system, peer pressure, amount of work given, and...

Ever since he was 6 years old, Christian Rodriguez fantasized of becoming a professional soccer player. "My dream would be to play on the Uruguay national team in the world cup," said Rodriguez. The South Broward High School senior is a key player on the schools renowned soccer team. His two best friends Renzo and Jose also play on the team with him. His daily routine is based on soccer. He...

Michael Marbel is a substitute teacher at South Broward High School who is kind of portrayed as an apathetic person, but that is not true. Marbel became a teacher in 1973, Marbel decided to become a teacher because his father and grandfather were in the education business so that really inspired him to follow in their footsteps. Marbel decided to be a substitute teacher at South Broward High...

Diego Ayala Cruz is a 15 year old sophomore at South Broward High School. He lives in Hollywood Florida. His greatest success is competing in a race at Hollywood Beach FL and finishing in 1st when he was in 5th grade and a year earlier competed for the same race and came in 3rd place. “I have been running my whole life,” said Cruz. When he was in 4th and 5th grade he was in a club dedicated...

Hanan Hindoyan is a freshman at SBHS, who loves to play soccer and hang out with her friends. "Stay afraid but do it anyway," says Hanan. She was born and mostly raised in Italy and says that things here in America are a lot different and hard to adjust to. Hindoyan grew up feeling different and out of place in Florida because of how difficult it was moving somewhere so different. Hindoyan...

Abner Reyes is a freshman at South Broward High School who grew up in Guatemala city in the department of San Rafael Los Flores.  Reyes came to Hollywood FL 2 years ago to learn to speak fluid English and to have better job opportunities in the future. Reyes’ hobbies are playing basketball and soccer. Reyes doesn't have a lot of free time but in his free time he loves to play soccer, hang out with...

Chailyn Fagundes is sophomore at McArthur High School with very creative mind. Fagundes is enrolled in an art class at school, which she is quite excited about because she enjoys drawing and likes to put her skills to the test. Fagundes’ mom had a big influence on Fagundes wanting to do art. “Seeing how interested and happy she was looking at her art and making it made me want to do something I...

Isaiah Stevenson is a sophomore at South Broward High School and the most extroverted person known to man. Stevenson was born in Miami Dade and raised in the Opa-locka area. Stevenson and his mom have traveled to multiple places throughout his life. This amount of traveling has led him to discover many interesting and amazing things, thus resulting in his special interest in the fashion industry...

"I don't like school" said Mia Gonzalez. She says she doesn't like the system and that they make us sit for an hour and a half but they don't teach. However she does enjoy getting out of the house and school is a way for her to do that and socialize with friends or other people. Gonzalez is a freshman at SBHS who was born in Miami and lives in Hollywood. Gonzalez feels very awkward and dislikes...

Nurshinta Berry knows what it takes to be number one. Berry works very hard in school and is top of her class at Stillwater High School in upstate New York. Berry’s favorite thing about school is acquiring knowledge and figuring out what her place in the world is. To her that place is in the medical field. “My dream ever since I was little is to become a doctor, so I can help people and better the world,�...

Sarah Rahaman is a 14-year-old freshman at South Broward High School and a proud New Yorker. Although reluctant to move here a few years ago, she has managed to find some positives in the sunshine state. Her favorite pastime is hanging out at the beach with her friends, and said it’s better than staying home alone.  Rahaman values her friends a lot, and said whenever they fight it makes her more an...

Sofia Rodriguez has a typical type of job for a college student. She’s a cashier at Bien Chido, a Mexican restaurant in Plantation. Something else that’s typical since March is wearing a mask to do her job safely.  The restaurant provides her with masks on her job, but she uses the reusable masks to go out.  “I use a reusable mask because it is convenient and safer for me,”said Rodrigue...

Since the outbreak of the Coronavirus, Ludie Rimpel is just one of countless mothers who are now changing their daily lives to protect her family and others around her. Since COVID-19 is spreading in her general vicinity, she is sure to limit close contact with her friends and her family. "The objective is to keep feelings of anxiety low" said Rimpel. Rimpel has been really good about her hygiene...

Make moves, not situations. That's the motto that Lucki has lived by. It means don't cause problems or "beef" with anyone. Just take care of yourself and yours. Words to live by if your dealing drugs. A Haitian immigrant who came to U.S. in 1982 at seven years old, has done everything he could to live the American dream. Lucki grew up penniless and in need of financial help with his single mother...

Russ Tyler is a fifty-eight-year-old paralegal who was born in Maine. He grew up with a large family of eleven and was the youngest of six sisters and three other brothers. Russ knew the struggles of fighting for belongings and sharing one bathroom with the rest of his siblings in a small cabin house. He enjoys spending time with his girlfriend of twelve years, Grace. After his long office hours at...

As one walks around South Broward High School's campus, they may stumble upon the Media center. This area may be the very heart of the school itself. It is many student's go-to hang out spot. The aura is welcoming and refreshing as it can be a calming break from the stress of school. However, many don't realize the work it takes to keep up with the library. Monica Ridlehoover is the Media Specialist,...

Kristen Taylor is 23 years old, she resides in Hollywood, Fl she recently moved down from New York, she spends most of her down time with her cat and also working out. Kristen enjoys her job as a Fitness Instructor. "It feels great to see people's results" said Kristen. She likes to help those who have weight problems because it humbles her alot. If Kristen could change one thing about the...

Alan Weber is a 75-year-old father and grandfather. He was born and raised in Queens, New York, but spent his summers in Connecticut. Weber enjoys doing pottery, meditating, and sailing, though he does not do it much anymore. His true passion is pottery. "I've been doing it since I was in my 20's," said Weber. He now holds clay classes in his backyard shed every Monday. If Weber could have...

Carlos Ludeña grew up in Lima, Peru then immigrated to Queens New York about 25 years ago. Back in Peru, he was a police officer on the Lima city police force. He is also a father of five children with his wife Juana Ludeña. "My children were older when I came to New York, so it was easier to move to another country," said Ludeña. In New York, he worked at the New York Palace Hotel for over 2...

Lesli Michaud is a full-time student and mother of three. Life has never been easy for Michaud. A young mother, she had her oldest child, a girl, at 17 years-old. By the time she was 25, she had two more, a girl and then a boy. She is working towards her degree in nuclear medicine at Broward College and maintains a 4.0 grade average, even while working part-time as a personal trainer and taking...

Francisco Vargas is a father of two, his youngest being 11 years-old while his oldest is 15 years-old. Born in Dominican Republic and raised in Hudson, Florida, a small town near Tampa.  He later moved to Hollywood. After moving to Florida his name was Americanized to "Frank," and he has been called that since he was seven. Vargas moved to Tennessee for college and graduated with a teaching...

Camila Fernandez is a 14-year-old that has been living in Hollywood Florida her whole life. Her biggest fears are needles and blood. She hates it so much that every time she goes she faints. However, her biggest joy is getting good grades and watching Tik Tok videos. ”One thing I would change about the world is how people view our environment since there is so much climate change going on,”...

Nicole Cooney, a sophomore in South Broward High School, is a mental health advocate. If she could change one thing about the world it would be the mental health crisis among teenagers. “I think teenagers have enough stress in school and on top of that they have to worry about depression - not cool," said Cooney. Like most high schoolers, the sophomore deals with some mental health issues of...

Erika Bueter has been working as a community outreach officer and brace advisor for two years at Whispering Pines EBD (emotional/behavioral disorder) school in Miramar.  Bueter feels as though it’s necessary for her to give back and secure the wellbeing of the students. “Many of our students rely on the school for two meals a day,” she said.”When we go out on on break they go hungry.” ...

Lisset Vital-Hilario is a 20-year-old attending Broward College for the third year. She was born in the United States to Mexican parents. Vital-Hilario is currently majoring in graphic design, hoping to finally pursuit her childhood dreams. As a child, Vital-Hilario always had a passion for art, but believed her skills weren’t good enough to get her into art school. As a senior in high school,...

Vanessa Lahoud is a 15 year-old from Lebanon, a small country from the Middle East. Lahoud enjoys the arts either drawing or singing in her free time.  “I love to see my family and friends happy, and if I could have anything it would be for everybody to live in peace,” said Lahoud. An enthusiast of learning, if she could do anything it would be to travel around the world and view some of h...

Marcela Rojas is a 33-year-old realtor who is very passionate about her work. She was born in Colombia, but came here when she was 18- years-old. She says she came to change her and her family’s future.  Rojas is happily married and has two kids. Her biggest fear is to leave her kids alone, because she always wants to be there for them no matter what. Something that she would change in the world would be equality. S...

Sharon Koehn is a 27-year-old woman who was born in Ocala FL and now lives in Ft. McCoy. Koehn is a veterinary technician at UF small animal (?) hospital and works in the progressive care ward. She takes care of animals that are going into and out of surgery, as well as cancer patients that are getting radiation care. The reason she wanted this job because of her love for animals. "My teacher...

Keeley Malloy is a 17-year-old junior at South Broward High School who has a passion for marine life. Her passion for the water and animals led her to becoming an experienced scuba-diver. Malloy was put through a series of scuba-diving certification tests in order to be able dive at the advanced depth of 125 feet. In Malloy's future, she sees herself as a Michelin chef. A Michelin chef is described...

Jonathan Brown is an army veteran who fought in World War II. Ever since he knew about the military from when he was little he wanted to be a part of it, since it meant to help defend his proud country. So he signed up and suited up to fight in the war. Which had many casualties a lot being his friends and one being his brother. But now at age 89, this retired hero is kicking back with hi...

Tucked away in a cozy apartment located in Hollywood, Florida, lives Peter Maerz. Maerz lives with his wife Alyssa and their beloved cat the “The Woobie.” To the common passerby, he might seem like an ordinary man, but in fact, this world traveler, local NPR personality and scuba diver, proves the adage: “There's more to him than meets the eye.” Maerz works at WLRN, South Florida's local NP...

Miami may not seem like a natural environment for champagne entrepreneurs to flourish, but there's a few, such as Lou Dugua, and you may want to raise a glass. Dugua is a young apprentice in the world of champagne entrepreneurship, who is trying to follow in the footsteps of her Aunt Eve Bordarier, the south-east U.S. regional manager for Louis Roederer Champagne. Louis Roederer is best known for...

Emily Adair is a 16-year-old Sophomore at McArthur High School. She loves playing volleyball and hopes to get on her school team. Her position in volleyball is an outside hitter, and she is really comfortable with that area of the court. Adair never knew she liked volleyball until her friend introduced her to that sport then she instantly fell in love. She likes it, because it is a team sport which...

Marcos Valdez is a senior at Hollywood Hills High School. Valdez was born and raised in Hollywood, Florida. Although for most of his life he hasn't done a whole lot of moving around, he does like to go on trips and explore the world when he is able to. In fact, one country that he was given the opportunity to visit is Spain. "It's beautiful," he said. "I definitely wouldn't mind going again." Valdez...

Neaveah Benitez, is a SBHS freshman is from Miami. One thing Benitez would like to change in the world is the chaos such as political unrest, war, the unpredictable stock market and chemical reactions. Her biggest fears are bugs and snakes. One thing she enjoys doing is hangout with her family  and closest friends. Benitez never really wanted to change any thing about herself, because she has to...

Joann Smith is a veterinarian at the VCA Aventura Animal Hospital & Resort. If Smith could change one worldwide issue, it would be to reduce the numbers of animals dying due to being hunted. She feels that hunting animals is unnecessary and cruel. She enjoys spending quality time at home with her husband and her three dogs. She’s had her puppies from the day they were born, and she is ...

  Zamarion Charistil was born on July 10th, 2007 in Hollywood Florida. One of Charistil biggest goals in life is to attend college. He also wants to be successful and happy when he is older. One of those ways would be to have a wife and two kids someday. One of the biggest fears he has is losing his mom. "She provides me with everything I need and much more," said Charistil. His...

Ana Vergel is the definition of The American Dream. She migrated with her mother from Cuba 45 years ago with nothing but her dreams. Fast forward to today, Vergel is an International Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley, fulfilling her goals of finding success and happiness. "I had hopes of finding stability in my life here," said Vergel. "But, I would never imagine myself in the position that I...

Jeremiah Hickman is a 15-year-old student who attends Miramar High school. Hickman would love to travel when he is older. Dubai, California and New York are places he would like to see. In 10 years, Hickman sees himself as a successful business owner, married to a beautiful, talented woman, possibly with children. “These are my main goals and to make my family proud,” he said. One of...

Leah Sotil, 15, is a competitive rider at 4x4 stables, where she also teaches younger children how to ride horses. She is from Lima, Peru, but now lives in Coconut Creek, Florida. Her mother, Patricia Berrocal, had Sotil in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and they have both been living in Florida ever since. Sotil has been riding horses since she was six-years-old and is now an advanced  rider. Her ...

Emmyli Johnson is a 15-year-old freshman that goes to SBHS. She wants to be future track runner for LSU, one of the top schools for track. She would love to have the opportunity to race in Olympics. Her favorite color is blue, because someone that’s important to her, their favorite color is blue also. She is terrified of spiders and clowns. Steak, chicken , and pepperoni pizza are foods that...

Adrian Jackson is 12- year-old at Olsen Middle School. Jackson was born on May, 17, 2007 and raised in Dania Beach,Florida. He is from the United States, but his Parents are from Germany. Jackson lives with his parents and one sibling. "I love them with all my heart, but sometimes they stress me out," Jackson said. Jackson loves playing basketball. Everyday when he comes home from school,...

Carlos Casotto is a 15 year-old sophomore at Avant Garde Academy. He was born in Caracas,Venezuela. Although Venezuela’s flag colors are red, blue and yellow, his favorite color is green. Casotto currently lives with both his parents. During his free time, Casotto enjoys playing videogames, playing the piano, drawing and making animations. The sophomore sees himself as a professional animator...

Amanda Gadea is a 9th-grader at Hollywood Hills High School. Gadea recently turned 15 last month on the 24th of November. The first thing that came to her mind once she turned 15 was to learn how to drive. Her brother, Chris Gadea, is teaching her the basics of driving, even though she has a fear of going through a terrifying accident. But that isn't the only thing she fears, she's also scared...

Zachariah Perez Jr. is a 20-year-old freshman at  Broward College.  Throughout life, he has had many hard-ships especially with public schooling. According to Perez, he was bullied extensively, by students and teachers alike. "They would pick on me. Tease me. Mock me. Even get physical with me," he said. "All I am autistic and have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)." But no matter...

Neumara Machado, 43, is a sous chef at Sarah's Tent Restaurant with a deep passion for cooking. She fell in love with cooking after she made her first meal: fish and rice. "Cooking for me means clearing my head of everything," said Machado. "You could say it is my medicine." Machado was born in Maracaibo, Venezuela, and left when she was 39 years old. She claims that it was the hardest decision...

Pia Gomez, 30, works for a Digital Marketing Company. She is from Santiago, Chile and lives in Hollywood, Florida. At ten years old, Gomez immigrated to the United States and it wasn’t easy. She started working at 15 and got her first phone at 22 years old. Her family has always been loving and very supportive of her. For example, when she decided to quit medical school. “My parents were...

Daniel Cuvet is a freshman at Saint Thomas Aquinas High School who has big dreams for his future baseball career. From the time Cuvet was little, he loved the excitement of baseball. He began playing tee-ball at just three years old.   Cuvet has won many MVP awards throughout his time playing baseball. But his biggest accomplishment came this past November: a baseball scholarship to the University of Miami ...

Kiril Enev is a freshman at Chaminade-Madonna High School. He really pushes constantly to be his best, whether it is playing football or making his friends laugh. He constantly practices everyday and and workouts with a goal to someday be in the NFL. He hopes to be part of the Seattle Sea Hawks. With his friends, he is always watching his back and making sure he is on the right track. Enev knows...

Emme Troyano is a junior at South Broward High school. Troyano was born in Jacksonville, Florida. On her way out of South Broward she hopes to become a psychologist. Before she becomes to be a psychologist she said " I'm going to go to college and earning my degree." An activity she participates in school is key club. Troyano is interested in art and music, she likes creative outlets. Some of her...

Lorenzo Medina was born on August 16,2004 in Miami FL. When he is older he wants to live in a mansion with three kids and be a professional heavyweight boxer. A fear he has is losing his love ones. He says they made him the great person he is today and he can't imagine living without them. His favorite type of music is Rap and his favorite rapper is NBA Youngboy, He says he likes NBA Young boy be...

Estrada is a 17 year-old senior at Melbourne High School. Estrada was born in Puerto Rico, then she moves to Florida when she was 3 years-old. Estrada's mom is from Dominican Republic and her dad is from Puerto Rico. Estrada is passionate about Make up and doing nails. Estrada hopes to open her own salon one day. So she can do customers nails, and hair and she would also like to have a little...

Ms. Caranita Rhone is a SBHS teacher who lives in Hollywood, Florida. If Ms. Rhone could change one thing in the world, she would change the people. She feels as if there are a lot of people who are miserable for no reason. Ms. Rhone’s greatest fear is being bitten by a Python, because her life would be instantly over. The early childhood teacher’s biggest joy is spending time with her kids ...

Moniz is a 14 year-old 9th grader that goes to South Broward High School. he's afraid of sharks, he says that they look strange to him. He  would like to be an NBA player but also wishes to have a well paying job like, He likes to play basketball for fun. his dad is from Hawaii and his mom is Texan, he also has a little brother. Moniz regrets not doing a lot of work in 8th grade, he wishes he was...

France Simon, is a loyal bulldog here in our community. She has worked here the past four years helping teachers as a teachers assistant. With the money she saves here at work, she wishes to go to France, especially La Mont. When asked why she said it was because it was in her name. Her greatest fear is if anything where to happen to the school, and her favorite color is yellow or blue (depending...

Leamy Acosta is a senior, at South Broward High School, who plays football. He is from the U.S. and lives in Hollywood,Florida. If he could change anything in the world what would it be: attitudes. "I would change peoples's attitude, because people can be mean," he said. Acosta fears death more than anything, because he says that death can come at any moment. What brings Acosta intense joy...

Salon owner and secretary? Both are big accomplishments for staff member Ms. Brackin. In South Broward High-school's main office, 9th grade secretary Ms. Brackin works. For the two school years Ms. Brackin has worked at South Broward, she finds it wholesome how staff members care about the students and their advantages. Brackin notes, "Personally, I love working around high school students. Everyone...

Marie Harris is the 10th grade counselor of South Broward High School. Born and raised in Haiti by her parents, she came to live in the U.S. at the age of 12, after her father died in his sleep. "Dad drank a lot  and told funny stories," she said. Even though her dad was not perfect, she still loves him a lot. Ms. Harris feels like her dad would be proud of her because she always wants to help....

Josh Halprin final year here at South Broward High School. A member of the SBHS V. Bulldogs baseball team since freshman year, he is passionate about the sport and never misses a game -- even if he's not playing. "I've played it since my 5th grade year, and worked up to the 2nd base position in the SBHS Varsity baseball team throughout High School," said Halprin. In the future, Halprin wants...

Jason Avila is an 11th-grade student at South Broward High School. Avila is 16 years old and loves to play sports. His favorite sport is Basketball and his favorite Basketball team is Miami Heat. His favorite Basketball player is Giannis Antetukumpo because he loves the way he plays. His role model is his parents because they taught him life lessons. He plans to go to FIU to play basketball or learn...

Grayson Stoudt is a senior at South Broward High School. He attended Driftwood Middle school and Davie Elementary. He has one sister and one brother. He has played volleyball since middle school and hopes to continue through college. A few fun facts about him are that he loves to go to the beach to play volleyball and to go to the driving range to hit golf balls. He also loves to watch movies; some...

Joseph Companion looks up to police, fireman and paramedics. So much so, he wants to become one. "Both my parents are cops," he said. Joseph Companion wants to follow in his parents footsteps to be a hero and make a positive change in the world. When he graduates highs school Companion wants to be a firefighter for the Hollywood fire department. He believes fire to be extremely dangerous and...

Aracely Aguilar is a 13 year old freshman at South Broward High School who likes to socialize and to offer help to those who need it, she is very interested in helping others. Aracely is a fast learner that likes to try something new everyday and never repeats things. She cannot live without her phone, it's like her phone is attached to her hand all day. Aguilar loves social media and thinks is...

Samantha Hart is attending South Broward High School in 11th grade. She spends her time practicing cheerleading, staying on top of school work, and socializing. Although, in Hart's eyes she has a pretty crazy lifestyle. "My life is a roller coaster I can't get off of," she said. Hart feels that there have been several ups and downs that she has grown and learned from. She believes that growing...

The greatest most important thing in Mia Leto's life? Family. Her family really encourages her and constantly pushes her to keep going. "If it wasn't for my parents, I wouldn't be here" she said. Because of this she loves to learn new things and strives for greatness. Leto loves to play water polo and enjoy's the cheering of her parents. It gives her motivation to push forth and make something...

Ms. Hernadez is South Broward’s guidance secretary and has been working at South Broward for three years. She enjoys being busy all day so, that the day goes by quickly. She actually used to work in the main office, but now she works in the guidance office. She believes that SBHS needs to improve their security system. Her favorite color  is black. On her free time, he loves to go biking on...

Jasmine Sanchez is a 17-year-old senior at South Broward High School. She plays an important role in the school because she is the Student Government Association (SGA) president. She believes that her job as president of SGA is to improve the school environment. She spends some her time helping the administrative secretary in the office. "You get what you give," she said. After she graduates...

Jaida Almonte is a 16-year-old junior at South Broward High School. Although she was born here in Florida, her family is from the Dominican Republic. Her biggest fear is failing, because she always tries to be good at everything she does. One thing that she can't live without is her phone, because she also loves music, so you will always see her with her earbuds on. Her hobby is playing softball, bu...

Brieana Jones is a student at South Broward High school, she's in 10th grade and is fifteen years old. She loves to dance and is in a drama club. She listens to pop music every day and her favorite artist is Beyoncé. Her family and friends motivate and inspire her every day. One unforgettable memory is Jones playing in the snow for the first time. Her greatest fear is death and not existing an...

Jackson Wampler, a freshman at South Broward High School, takes an interest in South Broward's marine magnet program. Due to his passion for marine life he's joined Shark club, Coral club, and Surfrider. "We only have one earth, we have to take care of it," he said. His interest in marine life all began because of his family. They tend to take snorkeling and scuba diving trips. His favorite trip...

Eduardo Campbell is a 17 year old junior and South Broward High School who aspires to be a Mechanical Computer Engineer. "I already have four fully paid scholarships on Mechanical Computer Engineering so that's what i'm dedicating myself to." said Campbell. Originally from Venezuela, Campbell moved to Florida about three years ago. He enjoys most things about living in South Florida, other than...

Alex Lopez is a 9th grader at South Broward High School. Lopez is 14- year-old. Lopez was born on July 9th 2005, he was born in Puerto Rico and was raised in Dominican Republic. Something Lopez is afraid of is spiders, he is naturally afraid of them. Some things Lopez enjoys doing is playing baseball and skate boarding. One of Lopez's fear is being sad, lonely and having no family. One thing...

Eric Charles is the 11th-grade counselor at South Broward High School. Charles is 37-years-old and he is happily married and has three beautiful daughters. His favorite sport is football and his favorite football team is Miami Hurricanes. Although his favorite team's colors are green and orange, Charles' favorite colors are blue and brown. The now-counselor sees himself as an assistant principal...

Michelle Medina is a 29-year-old mother of three toddlers, who has a passion for health and wellness. Currently, she works as a front desk receptionist at an OB/GYN's office. She also works part-time as a Herbalife Wellness Coach. She helps people all around the world get fit and teaches them self love in the process. Medina says if she could be anyone else for a day, she'd be the founder of...

Isabel Pardo was born and raised in Panama and came to the United States when she was 20 with her parents and her brother. "I came not knowing any English and had to learn over the years," said Pardo. Now she is married and has three children. Pardo works as a party decorator and has a second job that she works to help support her family. “I would move heaven and earth for my family,”...

A retired telemarketer and now grandmother to three, Aydee Panayi has led a life to tell. Originally from Cali, Colombia, she moved to the United States when she was 24 with her family in hope of a better future. "Being in the United States meant I was able to be with my family and husband, who at the time was in the army," said Panayi. Panayi lived in Queens, New York for 26 years working as...

 Pedro Serrano is a passionate painter, whose life he references to the 1983 hit movie “Scarface”. Born in Brooklyn in 1977, Serrano grew up one of five siblings in a cramped, aging apartment. But, he still enjoyed the hot summers of playing catch in the middle of the streets. He took up the vice of graffiti and constantly running from the police. Things got worse when he moved to Puerto Rico...

Gabriella "Gaby" Abaiev is an 18-year-old girl from Broward County. She lives with her mother, father, and little brother, Spencer. She has just graduated from Cypress Bay High. She is very sad to be leaving her family, but she will be moving to New York City in August to start her first semester of college at the Juilliard Drama School. "I've been traveling to New York a lot since I was 13. The...

Lloyd McFarlane is a loving father and a popular Spanish teacher at South Broward High School. “I show up every day, just so I can make a small impact on my students large futures,” he said. He has been apart of the Bulldog faculty for six years now, and has found a family of his own in all of his colleagues. “The South Broward community is like no other,” said McFarlane, “Every singl...

Forty year old Brenda Garcia came from Brazil to America in 2007 with her husband, Fernando, and daughter, Clara, seeking a better life. Garcia is a woman of many talents. She mostly focuses on arts and crafts including sculpting, painting and soap making. Twelve years later, Garcia created her own shop and named it “Today Is My Day Soaps”, which specializes in handcrafted, specially scented...

  Brandon Diaz likes to keep to himself. The 13-year-old is a 7th grader at Olsen Middle School, and in his free time he likes to watch Youtube videos and go to the beach with his family. "The beach is really nice, it's like a mini vacation," said Diaz. He hopes to one day go to medical school in New York and become a surgeon to help people in needy countries. His biggest motivation...

Soledad Rodríguez was born in Rosario, Argentina. She moved to the United States in 2001 and currently lives in Hollywood Beach, Florida. The one thing that Rodriguez would change about the world are wars, because it kills innocent people. “I hate seeing that our world has become a place where wars are normal and it shouldn’t because it kills innocent people and that’s never good,”  sa...

A psychotherapist and a certified hypnotherapist, 49-year-old Elizabeth Bonet has her fair share of stories to tell. She’s a mother of two girls and an active member of her community- even volunteering at Joe Dimaggio Children’s Hospital as a “baby holder”- but her bread and butter is helping people with sometimes odd psychological issues through therapy.  “I’ve had a patient that would get nau...

Solo Ensemble is a music festival where musicians play a handpicked solo from the FMEA (Florida Music Educators Association) list. This year, there are a couple of students participating from South Broward High School, but one person stands out: Clarinet player Valentine Paladino. Paldino has been playing clarinet for five years now and is a sophomore in south broward. The solo she’s playing is Fantasia...

Kekoa Blaze Williams is the son of the legendary college football hall of famer Ricky Williams. Blaze went to military school in Georgia, before getting kicked out and moving to California with his dad. “My biggest accomplishment in life would be getting through military school," said Blaze. Blaze believes in cannabis cultivation and supports use of cannabis, he also believes that it should be...

Eskarleth Mejia is a 16-year-old junior who is from Honduras and moved to Florida at a young age for a better life. ''Life is not easy for me," said Mejia. "I been through a lot this year and suffered from the loss of people that I love. Step by step with the help of my friends and family, I got help and my life is going pretty good. I take all the good advice. To all the people that are going through...

Edwin Garcia was born and raised in Honduras and came to U.S. when he was 24 years old. Like some immigrants, Garcia has suffered from life's tragedies. ''A few months after i arrival, my mother got sick and she last 13 years sick in bed without being able to move and she died Januay, 19, 2017, on my birthday," he said. He has also lost other family members. Garcia has four siblings, one ...

Barbara Gindi is a workaholic. She loves to do as many things she can get done in a day. She works about 12 hours a day fixing stuff around her house, making everything fun and perfect. She loves life and is so happy with everything and everyone around her.    “I absolutely love listening to music. Sometimes I sing along to songs on the radio in my car and just jam out. People like to look ...

Robin Lapierre, is from Detroit, Michigan, and is a security guard at South Broward High School. If Lapierre could change anything in the world it would be for everyone to get along and have peace in the world. She says that she is very big on positivity. Lapierre is courageous and doesn't really have any greatest fears. Her biggest joy is her family. She states that she enjoys herself, and is happy...

Mark Kramer works in the music industry as record producer. He started his career as a musician in a band, touring around the country and the world.  He would travel for hours on a bus from New York to Cleveland just to perform for a show briefly and to travel to another show. But as his career progressed, he began to stop enjoying the band life. "Felt like if I stayed [in this band] for another...

"I really hate the way that racism is still involved into almost every little thing that we do in life, because we are all equal. That's one main thing that I would look forward to changing.  Although I really hope this won't happen, I am scared of loosing my mom. She absolutely means the most to me. The saddest time that I've ever  experience  is when me and my dad stopped talking to each other....

Megan Cameron is an 18-year-old woman, who works as a Publix cashier and is also a full time college student at FGCU (Florida Gulf Coast University). Cameron fears that she won't be able to balance work and college at the same time to be able to live her dream as a paramedic.  She always wanted to be a paramedic ever since she was little, and she is determined to become one. "Throughout the eighteen...

Johanna Cano is 42-year-old women working in logistics, a shipping company, where they ship all types of cargo to small islands in the Caribbean. She has a passion the arts; mainly photography and filmmaking. ''If I could be anyone else for a day, I'd like to be a famous film producer or director. I'd like to be able to just create without any restrictions just once and see what kind of project...

Coach Noel is a security at South Broward High School and has been working as security for South Broward for 2 years. It makes him happy that he can wake up everyday because he is grateful to be alive and still breathing but his biggest fear is for the safety of his children because we live in a dangerous cruel world, he said if he ever won 1 million dollars he would donate some of it to St. Jude,...

"I'd say my life motto is you live and you learn. There isn't anything that complicated to it. You live, you make mistakes, and you learn. I have made plenty of mistakes. The thing that keeps me going is my family. The most important thing you can do is surround yourself with people who care, because without them, you will be miserable. You should live your life in a positive light and strive to be...

Terry-Ann is a 37-year-old business owner from Jamaica, who owns her own nursing company. For the past five years, her job has been to get nurses to work in nursing homes for the elderly, or hire them out as private nurses. Gray has about 50 nurses working under her and is very proud of what she does. However  getting to where she is now wasn’t easy. Her greatest fear is her company not growing. “My...

He is David Porras, a Colombian immigrant who lives in the Latino community in the state of Florida. David is a clear example of the hard work that all foreigners perform in a developed country like this one, to make their dreams come true and give themselves the opportunity to emerge in a better environment, given the causes of most of the countries of South America. This young 20-year-old boy...

"Life in Cuba is a challenge. One day there is one thing and the next there isn't. I should have left when I had a chance. But other than that I live a pretty okay life here i have AC and a TV. One of the best thing that has ever happened to me is my daughter I love that niña so much. An other thing I like about living here is being able to have my own business in my own home, doing hair. Life is ...

Harmony Holley is a former student of South Broward High School she's currently trying to enroll into college to better her future for herself and family.  Harmony wants to join Florida state university and study to be a nurse due to the love she has for helping others before herself. At the age of 6 she realized that's the career choice shed wanna major in when she grew up and and surprisingly she...

Patricia Parron is a mother, friend, author and teacher. She was born and raised in New York and now lives in Hollywood Florida with her husband and two kids. She attended Florida International University to pursue a career in education. Now she teaches Spanish-speaking adults how to read, write and speak English. Patricia also founded Lily's Wellness, which is a non-profit organization that supports...

Being Nineteen years old, she's hard working. Working  at AMC movie theater as an clerk in Aventura FL. From the Bahamas, but now lives in Hollywood FL. She has a propose of living she say, if she can change one thing about the world it  it would be the violence in today's society. "There are a lot of gun violence causing love ones their lives," said Jones, "We are dying to live, than living out o...

“I enjoy my job, I find it challenging. I’m happy when I think I'm improving as a tutor and as a parent and when I'm making others happy. I am always motivated by helping others and learning the truth, that’s why my greatest role models are people who have done that. The teachers that have influenced my education, as well as my grandmothers, are definitely the ones I look up to the most. I�...

Leslie Green is a senior here at South Broward High School. "I'm very excited to graduate with my class, I have all my requirements and I can definitely say coming to South Broward was one of my best choices I could've made." She transferred from McArthur High School her sophomore year to become a bulldog. Ever since transferring she has been extremely committed to getting outstanding grades...

"My biggest fear in life is getting sick. My health is very important so I can be able to keep on working and that way I can be able to provide food, shelter, and clothes to both of my daughters. My daughters are my main priority to take care of because they depend on me. Although I'm very hardworking, one thing I would like to change about myself is to not be afraid of change or taking risks so, I...

 Yuli Hernandez, Broward County resident, Colombian national, nanny, waitress, Uber driver and single mother of two. Her life is one big race from one responsibility to the next.  She rises at 6 a.m., gets herself and two children, ages 11 and 6, ready for the day. After dropping them off at school, she heads to her first job as a nanny and cares for someone else's two children. Hernandez runs t...

"I want to be a singer. The obstacle that I fear most is that I wont be able to face are all the negativity from other people. My love for music started becoming my absolute passion after I started watching my favorite Youtubers: Ar'mon and Trey. They began from nothing. They made videos on a popular app at the time called "vine", they started making music and now are signed to a label. Watching them...

Khiaree Walker is a tuba player at Jones High School in Orlando ,Fl. "I love what I do, my life would B flat with the full note of Tuba," said the 17-year-old senior. Walker was selected in the Dr.Knopps band at the Fsu Tri State Festival. Walker has been playing Tuba for five years and been going to Jones high school in Orlando and He's really attach even comparing the high school to his home...

This is Alexandra Gonzalez. She is a senior at Miramar High School and is planing to go to FSU to study Criminal justice but for now she babysits. Her hidden talents are drawing and running track. In the future she plans on moving to New York and working as a Crime Analyst in the police department. In the the future, she plans on traveling to Bora Bora, Paris, and Dubai. "I love the different cultures...

"My name is Andrea Torres and I'm a volleyball star. I'm fifteen years old and I'm a freshman at Hollywood Hills High School. I live with my mom, dad, and my two sisters. When I grow up I want to be a pediatrician, but if that doesn't work out I would like to join the navy. I moved here from Puerto Rico three years ago and the change was a struggle for me. I had to learn a whole new language and mak...

Olga Helgish is a dance teacher and an active citizen in her community. Her passion for dance sparked after her husband, Igor Helgish, passed away in a tragic car accident in Riga, Latvia. She was devastated and depressed and decided that there was nothing there for her in her country anymore. Immediately afterwards she got a job as a housekeeper and saved enough money to move to America, where she...

"The one thing that makes me happy is my family: My husband, my three daughters and my two dogs. Many families aren't united how we are, and I appreciate every moment we have together. Although we have our moments, they are the only people I rely on and the only people I will trust. Not only do I rely on them, but they rely on me for many things. Usually when they ask for help I always say it's common...

Food. Fitness. Health. Three qualities that Jonathan lives by on a daily basis. And it shows. The Venezuelan native frequently did body building competitions in his home Caracas Venezuela to only leave it all behind 4 years ago, and start a new life here in the United States. Coming here, Jonathan had one true dream: to open a healthy food restaurant. "The first two years were extremely tough...

All the way from Bogota, Colombia, Sergio Andres, also known by his stage Drako, is making himself known as a star DJ. "It's a lot of hard work, but it's all worth it in the end," said Andres. With more than 20 years of experience, he preforms all around Miami. And, he has even gone on tour around the east coast. He came to America two years ago, and he's already played famous music festivals includin...

“My new in the U.S. life is interesting because I had just moved to the U.S. after sixteen years of living back to my home country of Brasil. Before I lived in the California for a few years. And learned English there - I even still have a Californian accent when I speak English too. I'm surprised by the large Brazillian population in Hollywood and Hallandale, it really surprised me. I mostly thought ...

Baley Garcia, is a 17 year old former student here at South Broward for the past two years. Garcia has always loved learning but struggled when it comes to concentrating in school. In his sophomore year here at South Broward , he transferred to online school. His goal is to graduate early which was the reason behind him transferring to online school . Garcia was born here but his family is from...

Natalia Aguirre is a young adult pursuing her dreams after high school. She is currently enrolled in Binghamton University, which is the number-one ranked public university in New York. Natalia is back in forth from New York to Florida, she often spends her time in Florida for the attractions and is planning to move here after college. "My biggest joy is being the first to graduate college in my...

Eliana Kessler was born in Romania and left when she was two. She has lived in New York and Greece. She has lived in Florida for 19 years. She studied Biology in College and loved it. One of her favorite things to do is go to concerts with her daughter. She enjoys the feeling and loves music. Eliana Kessler has been to many countries over the years. She's visited France, Switzerland, Italy,...

The staff at South Broward High School are just as important as the teachers so it's only fitting they get their own award. Every school year teachers and staff vote for employee of the year. This year, the results are in and the winner of this prestigious award is Shaun Puzon, the technical assistant and textbook coordinator. As a student, Mr.Puzon was apart of key club and got honor-roll all 4...

Rachelle Lilly is a 18 year old senior at Hallandale High School. "My dream job will always include children, especially children who's living conditions at home are not compatible with their needs." said Lilly. Lilly's biggest fears are not getting a scholarship into college and failing the SATS. "It's horrible having a lot of pressure on yourself but it works and makes me concentrate and accomplish...

Louis Arslanian is a 57-year-old Miami native who was admitted to The Florida Bar and won his first case on March 3, 1989. "I was on already out of law school, and I had a little delay of getting my license to practice law so I started a company working for different people doing legal research.  I worked for one guy who said he needed me to go to court and I said 'but I am not licensed yet' and...

"Working here is a blessing. Although CVS is a big company, and that is a plus, the people who I work with support me, and the people who I meet everyday are kind. That's why I've worked here for so long. When I started working here I realized that I was a role model for my younger coworkers and that was my way of making a difference in the community by inspiring this younger generation. This is my...

"Life is a challenge. Every day is a challenge. The thing that scares me the most is human kind. Because we are the ones who are going to destroy the planet, by one crazy, lunatic person in charge pressing the button. [Still] so many things make me happy. Simple things like to see the sunrise or sunset or doing a BBQ with friends. A single glass of wine can make me happy.  "  

Emma Rogers is an 11th grader here at South Broward High School. She is very active and loves to be involved. She is president of Leos club and plays competitive cheer. Emma loves school because of the environment and being with her friends. She loves that she puts effort in everything and wants to be successful in life. What makes her sad is when no one helps when it is needed.

This is Mya Edwards. This is her second year at SBHS. When she gets older, she wants to own a company. When she graduates from South Broward, she either is going out of state to Ohio State University or staying in state to attend FIU to study business. She is very passionate about singing, dancing, and writing. She likes to dress comfortably in  a simple shirt, jeans, and slides or Jordans. She enjoys...

Aiyanna likes the amount of freedom you have here at South Broward High School, and the fact that you can walk around a lot. She says that she likes to watch Netflix for fun and thinks that most people in South Broward are nice people. Aiyanna is from Colombia and her favorite class is science. "I am proud to be a Bullodog," said Aiyanna.

Deep in the halls of South Broward, Coach Darren Koch has been a teacher, student, and member of SBHS community for over 20 years. His father was a legend at South Broward and they even named the baseball field after him. (Len Koch Field). "So you see, South Broward is in my blood," Mr.Koch says proudly as he still teaches in the halls of South Broward today. He was coach of baseball, cross country...

This is Arin Cohen, a freshman here at South Broward High School. Cohen was born in Israel but was raised in Florida. Her mother is Israeli, and her father is Cuban. When she moved to Florida, only her mother and she came. Cohen says she would like to stay in South Broward because she knows she will get a good education here. When she grows up, she says she would like to work with children...

Ms. Beneby is an gym teacher at South Broward High School. She is also a former alumni of South Broward herself. She played three different sport while in high school; Basketball, track & field, and cross country. For the most part, Ms. Beneby lived in Florida majority of her life she say that she likes it for the most part, being  entertaining and having her family with her is a plus. When...

Jocelyn Dacal 9th grader, age 14, student at South Broward High School started with a interesting fact about herself which was that most people come to the conclusion after meeting her that she wants to be a veterinarian when in reality she wants to be a surgeon. "Overall, I'm not a nice person," said Dacal.

Natasha Marie is a 17 year old senior here at South Broward. She is a social butterfly and enjoys being in clubs, she is part of M.T.L., Hosa, Ebony club, and four more clubs. She has attended South Broward for her first three years and plans on going out with a bang. Marie is becoming a superior member of the Bulldog marching, she is striving to get a medical internship, and is trying her luck at...

Tatiana Levy is a junior from South Broward High School. She loves swimming and is currently on the water polo team at school. After school, she usually just goes home or goes to practice. Her team is like a second family to her since she's very close with them. Tatiana has one brother. Her family is from Brazil. Tatiana and her brother can both speak Portugese fluently. After high school she plans...

Elijah Reyes is an artistically talented 15-year-old 9th grader, who is passionate about school. Getting to know new people is a challenge he faces in high school, though he is very easy to talk to and making new friends shouldn't be much of a problem for him. Elijah describes himself as "a cool, athletic and friendly person," and his favorite movie is Bolt. His academic strength is in math, while h...

Audrey Fernandez is a 15 year old sophomore at South Broward High school, her birthday is August 9th so she's a leo. When the softball season starts in November, she is planning on joining the softball team like she did last year. If she had to chose a favorite color it would be green, mint green to be specific. Even though she is undecided about her future career, her goal after high school is to...

Karla Reyes is a 15-year-old sophomore at South Broward High School. This is her second year attending the home of the bulldogs, and she is a big fan of this school. Before she came here her grades were starting to bubble and drown. South Broward provided her with the help and assistance she required to pass. Her goal in life is to be happy and to make a lot of money from work to provide for her...

Meet Bodhi Uden, he is a senior here at South Broward High School. Uden has lived in Florida his whole life but has traveled to many parts of the US.  In 10 years, he plans to be a veterinarian while still living in Florida, this is due to his love for animals and proficiency in medical science. His one concern would be his math scores. "I'm very confident that I will be able to get into any college...

Sharitza Brisson is a freshmen at South Broward. Brisson was born in Miami, Florida. When she grows up she would like to move to Canada. At home she has four siblings which she loves very much, together they speak both Creole and English. In her free time, she enjoys cooking especially her favorite meal to prepare, lasagna. "I love pasta, any type, it's my favorite food!" Brisson said. One...

"I was with this girl back in Venezuela, madly in love with her. She made me feel so good about myself, but things weren't like that for her. I told her I was moving here, and we started our long-distance relationship. The distance made me love her even more, if that makes sense. But a few months in, I knew the feeling wasn't reciprocated. She ended up cheating on me and on top of that, she never told...

Ariana Miranda is a 15-year-old sophomore here at South Broward High School who is very involved is school activities. When she grows up, Miranda wants to be a successful entrepreneur and in about ten years she sees herself having her own business. For now, Miranda has joined a bunch of school extracurriculars such as: Key club, Science National Honor Society (SNHS), and the SBHS dance club. Out...

Zion is a 15-year-old freshman at South Broward High School. He is passionate about photography and art mainly because he finds that "Art is a way to see inside the soul." "I love photography because I am able to capture the beauty within everything and I am able to express my creativity." He is a stylish and critique individual. He strives to be the best version of himself not only for him but...

Ms. Awofadeju is the principal here at South Broward high school. It has been her seventh year as a principal, recruiting great teachers and students to join our community. One of her favorite things as principal is watching students achieve their goals and to see students graduate. She is happiest whenever she spends quality time with her family. One of her memories as principal is the school no...

Zhara Serna is your standard 9th grade freshman who attends South Broward High School. In school Sernas  favorite class is science, in which she has her highest grade. The hardest class for her is Math, it it hard to understand and because of that she struggles. Sernas favorite sport is Gymnastics and she dedicates almost everyday after school to practice with her team. When Serna is not practicing...

Jeremiah Thomas is a 17-year-old senior at South Broward High School. Thomas is a student-athlete and is a member of the drill and baseball team at the school. He believes he's pretty good at the sports. At the moment, he has filled out four college applications and is hoping to be accepted to at least one of the colleges he applied to.

Keiyla Mite is a 10th grader at South Broward High School. Her favorite thing about South Broward High is all the opportunities she is given to prepare her for college. Mite also loves the fact that she is always surrounded by her friends. Her biggest challenges in school are getting all her credits to graduate and staying organized with classwork and homework. After high school, Mite would like to...

This is Travis Sutton. He is a senior here at South Broward High School. He has been a student here for all four years. Since going to school at South Broward High he has made a close group of friends. He still has those friends with him by his side through his last year. His favorite part about school is that he is never bored when he steps on campus. After school he enjoys going to wrestling practice...

Dancing and performing in front of crowds are what make Sabrina Mills happy. She is on the South Broward Bulldog Color Guard and is a very dedicated team member. One of her worst times while being in high school was in 9th grade when her teacher suspended her for no reason. "She didn't like me, she did it just to do it,"she claimed. She is now in her senior year of high school, the best year...

Patricia Houslin is a freshman who enjoys eating Carribean food and watching the movie To All the Boys I've Loved Before. She has five siblings; two are boys and three are girls. She wants to grow up and be an FBI agent or a postpartum nurse. She enjoys listening to hip hop and anything with an up-beat tempo. If given the chance, she would want to meet Dylan O'Brien because she loves his acting. When...

Kai Escobar is a senior whose primary goal is to be a sports journalist. While his aspiration are aimed at ESPN, but a more local job isn’t out of the question. His old goal used to be being a wrestler, however his dreams were cut down a bit after placing 4th at the last JV tournament. His goal were subverted when he was, in not too unsubtle terms, played with and humiliated by the 1st place winner....

Joanna is a 15-year-old sophomore at South Broward High School. She is very smart. Her goal for this upcoming school year is to do well in Calculus. She is passionate about music and plays saxophone in the South Broward Marching Band. She has a job at Sals Italian Restaurant in the Oakwood Plaza. Her favorite type of music is oldies music. If she could have one superpower, it would be the ability to...

David Gonzalez is a junior here at South Broward high school. He is Dominican, Puerto Rican, and Italian. He' s a very athletic person who plays football for the school and hopes to try out for soccer when the season starts. As for his future, he says "I am thinking about joining the military."

Patton Horton is a fifteen year old  sophomore here at South Broward High School currently participating in the Cambridge and the marine magnet program. Patton's dreams are to move towards the Pacific Northwest to,"be in a much simpler type of environment." His dream job is to become an Ichthyologist, a person who studies fish. Patton loves to hunt and fish, which explains why his favorite food is sea...

Maria Marin is a junior here at South Broward high school. Her favorite color is black, she loves to play tennis, hang out with her friends, and going out to party with her friends. She's from Colombia, she's very friendly, and very intelligent. Out of all of her classes, her favorite subject is biology and her hardest is math. This includes math like algebra and geometry. Marin loves all kinds of...

Meet the fun, happy and social Almendra. This is her first month in the United States and she is originally from Peru. Coming from her Latino roots, her favorite sport is soccer. When asked about her preferred type of music, she says "[she] loves all music except country and metal." Her favorite is green and it's very noticeable how much she truly likes the color, as she was wearing a green jacket...

Venezuelan student, Andrea Bonilla, is a Junior here at South Broward High school. She is a 16 year old girl who loves tattoos and piercings. She has one tattoo on her back, multiple ear piercings, and plans to get more. Everyone has embarrassing moments throughout their high school career, and Bonilla's experience included having an attack of hiccups during a biology test her sophomore year. "The...

Rafael Angarita  is a freshman here at South Broward High School. He is an excellent student and also an excellent classmate. He is very inspired by his older brother witch is a U.S Marine. In 10 years he hopes to be out of collage and have chosen  what branch of military he wants to go into.He 's so determinant that he even said "My life's purpose is to serve my country and to keep it ruining in ...

Ms. Gadsons favorite class here at South Broward is science, and she's been fond of this subject ever since she was in grade school. Gadson does not dislike any classes she has always enjoyed every subject including Algebra. Her happy place is dancing and ran track in middle school. The number one thing that gets her up in the morning is the motivation to help students succeed in school. Her...

Mr.Jimenez is a marine science teacher here at South Broward. He has been teaching marine science for 18 years. He has always loved the ocean as a kid and it was important to him growing up. He was inspired to become a teacher by his own marine science teacher. He believes that the oceans are very significant to our world. "The ocean is where we get our food and medicines and other resources." Our ocea...

Micaela Bordan is a SBHS Sophomore and her favorite color is red. She would prefer to stay at home than come to school on most days. Bordan likes taking pictures of everything and her surroundings. She loves South Broward, and the photography club. She enjoys weight training and playing soccer. She is very interested in school and hopes to go to college after high school to fulfill her dreams. Bordan...

Micaela Lopez is a 15-year-old who goes to SBHS, she is now in her sophomore year of High School. She doesn't regret many things in life, but hopes to be a better person then what she already is. She spends most of her time playing and practicing her favorite sport, softball, she hopes to go to college and accomplish her goals. She states that in fives years from now she sees herself in college working...

Lavi may not be her full first name, because she goes by Lavi since it's shorter and easier to say. Maldonados primary interest is reading. "Reading is  like a movie and you're sitting right in the middle of it!" Maldonado exclaimed. She does not completely enjoy sports but she excels at tennis and would like to tryout for the competitive cheer team. Maldonado is the youngest of four siblings. Her...

Nayeli Jorge is a freshman who enjoys listening to music and participates in the South Broward Marching Band. Her hopes and dreams are to graduate high school and become financially stable in life. Her role models are her mom and older sister that are always there for her and her fear is being left alone. Her favorite animal is a llama, her favorite color is purple, her favorite book is " Ms. Peregrine's...

Stephanie Ojito is a 9th grader at South Broward High who loves all kinds of music. She is not very picky about she listens to, but her favorite bands include Kpop sensations  BTS, the boy band 5SOS and the popular Latin group CNCO. She likes Kpop because it’s different.  "It has choreograph that isn't bland," said Ojito, " And Hispanic music, since "its more upbeat and I can understand it since I...

Andrea Velazques is a 15 year old sophomore at South Broward High School. She is in our Marching Band and plays the clarinet. She is academically stronger in math and is good at spelling. So far Andrea isn't passionate about anything. She is terrified of spiders and her favorite movie is Perks of Being a Wallflower. In 10 years, Andrea hopes to be successful in life. Her favorite color is black and...

Giovanni Ortero is a senior in South Broward High School who enjoys veterinary medicine. After high school, he plans to go to college and pursue a career in veterinary medicine. Ortero's biggest hopes are to one day make his family proud and become a doctor. He is most happy when he is around friends and family. Ortero is brave and he does not fear anything, stating, " I don't know what scares me...

Brigitte Gutierrez is a junior at South Broward High School and has gone to South Broward since her freshman year. Spiders are her biggest fear. "They're just scary, I don't like the way they look," Gutierrez exclaimed. At the beginning of the interview, Gutierrez seemed very quiet and timid to answer the questions, Brigitte has no regrets in her life, "None...whatsoever?" I questioned, she thought...

Bryson is in Little Broward and will be graduating this year. He is four years old.  His favorite color is green and his favorite thing to do in school is to play on the computer. He has a baby brother and a older brother. He said his name is spelled "Brson.". His favorite snack is Cheetos and his favorite superhero is Superman. He likes to play with JC and love to dance to the bean bag song.    

Mary Weche is a freshmen at South Broward High School. In 8th grade last year, she had competed in track and this year she is hoping to join again. She is currently in the after school club called Color-Guard. Weche listens to rap and hip hop with artists such as Kodak Black. Her favorite song from him is ''Skirt." Weche hopes to visit places such as France, Bora-Bora, and Italy. She wishes to visit...

This is Kylie Berenguer. She is 18 and is a senior at South Broward High School. Her favorite subject is math because it's the easiest. One of her biggest fears would include spiders. As soon as she's out of high school, which will be 2019. She aspires to become an civil engineer. She hasn't had any biggest accomplishments but she will most likely have many when she goes to college. Also, she says...

Maraisa is a very good student and tries extremely hard in school. She is a great time and has a lot of friends. But she is responsible and knows the time and place to mess around. Carrion loves Intsagram and Snapchat because she can keep in touch with her friends. She enjoys watching Netflix on her free time.  As a freshman she is fairly new to the high school life and she is still trying to get...

Gabriel Moran says his favorite things about South Broward are the sports. The Sophomore is a member of the Cross Country team and and is a part of the swim class here at the school. He just recently participated in his first meet and feels that the team was prepared given that they practice every day for an hour and a half. The team either runs to the beach or west lake and back, and does work in...

Lochlain Skove is a very outgoing, unique girl with an awesome sense of style. She is currently a 10th grader at SBHS and is full of potential. She has been playing trombone for some time and is excelling as a member of the South Broward band. When lochlain was asked to describe herself in two words she responded saying 'I believe I am creative and dedicated.'  She has grown a love for sewing and...

South Broward is notorious for its diversity. There is so much talent hidden in plain sight that we don’t even acknowledge the great talents. One hidden talent is AJ. He is in the band and loves his peers as if they are family. He has loved music since he was little and wants to create his own music to express himself. He is also passionate about music, his grandpa used to play instruments i...

Desttiny Knight is your classic artsy soul. She lives for self-expression and has a never-ending passion for art. She originally came to South Broward High for the vet club but when she heard that the school studied marine science, she was immediately intrigued. She believes beauty is dependent on a person and is only determined by how the person envisions themselves or on their self-image. Though...

"Happiness is when everything goes your way and you feel confident." Tiffany Clavijo is a freshman at South Broward High School. She enjoys the classes she's taking, but the biggest challenge in school that she has come across so far was trying to figure out her schedule. She believes her biggest struggle this school year will be trying to focus and staying on top of her classes, even though she...

Sharlene Ferguson is the girl's basketball coach here at South Broward High School. She's had a strong passion for basketball ever since she was a child, and became serious about the sport in middle school. Coach Ferguson planned to continue playing at Miami Dade Community College, but had to stop due to a blown out knee. However, a bum knee would not stop the drive she had for the sport. She started...

“A story that has taken place in my life that has impacted me would be my harry styles concert. On June 9, 2018 in sunrise I was able to see someone who I’ve loved for eight years now. I won’t lie, being in there was nerve wracking, the time to actually see him getting closer and closer made me nervous. When the lights turned off and I heard his intro play, all my nervousness disappeared and ...

Melissa Alvarez is a academically outstanding student in the 12th grade at South Broward high school . Melissa Alvarez transferred over from McArthur during her sophomore year.  She enjoys going for runs and hanging out with her friends on her free time . Alvarez has always been committed to getting good grades and achieving her goals . "I've achieved a lot since i transferred from Mcarthur,...

Roberto Alicea is a sophomore at SBHS who loves to listen to music, mostly rap. Roberto's favorite rap artist is XXXtentacion because his music fuels him with energy and positive vibes. Roberto also says that if he were to be able to meet anybody, dead or alive, it would be Benjamin Franklin, a famous inventor. Inventing is really important to Roberto because he says if he were to invent  something...