James Ansin / Peace Sullivan High School Journalism and New Media Workshop
55,000 people in the balance amid political struggle in U.S. Thousands of Haitians living amid the rubble in Haiti six months after the Jan. 12 earthquake and whose requests for visas to come to the United States to join family members have been approved should have their cases expedited, accordi
07.23.2010| Immigration | Kristy Shore, John I. Leonard High School
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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
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Quake victim deals with loss of dad through playing sports At 6’2, 297 pounds, Carl Pierre-Louis is practicing to become a “Blind Side’’ offensive left tackle at Felix Varela Senior High School in West Kendall. In just his first year in organized football, the 17-year-old junior is alr
07.23.2010| Teens | Brian Goins, Felix Varela Senior High
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Relatives in South Florida do their part Michael Lubin is just 24, but when the Haitian earthquake killed many of his family, the North Miami resident began caring long-distance for 25 children. In Fort Pierce, the Rev. Marie Bernadette Etienne has faced the same daunting challenges after losing
07.23.2010| Relations | Pamela Sepulveda, Miramar High School
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