Posts Tagged education
19 teens learn how to do news
High school journalists spent three weeks this July on the University of Miami campus reporting and writing on the impact the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti had on the Haitian-American community in South Florida.
They met Haitians who had to leave Haiti because their
07.23.2010| Featured | Roberto Portal, Miami Killian Senior High
Representative urges change by being part of it
“One Community, One Voice.”
That’s how state Rep. Ronald A. Brisé thinks.
So when the massive earthquake hit Haiti Jan. 12, the 36-year-old Haitian American got right to work. In fact, it was within hours that Brisé was meeting with st
07.23.2010| Relations | John Stoltenborg, Felix Varela Senior High
Haitian students adapt to schools, culture in America
On Jan. 12, David Baron was visiting a school in Port-au-Prince when student Steeve Simbert asked him for help revising an essay.
In a split second, they found themselves holding each other as the earth shook.
Today, the student and tea
07.23.2010| Featured, Teens | Alexandra Rivera, Boca Raton Community High