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November 2017

Deerfield Beach High School • 910 SW 15th St. Deerfield Beach, FL 33441

Volume 36 Issue 3

SPRINT-ING TO SUCCESS

SPRINT TEAMS UP WITH BROWARD COUNTY TO GIVE TECHNOLOGY TO STUDENTS TO CLOSE THE HOMEWORK GAP

(from left to right) Seniors Kaylah Williams, Janiyah Thompson, Kennedy Smith and Mya Louis play with Snapchat filters to post their homecoming experience. Custom Snapchat filters were created for the occasion.

5 MILLION

Dance the night away

CHILDREN WITHOUT INTERNET

1 MILLION

SPRINT TECHNOLOGY GIVEN OVER 5 YEARS

2,500 TOTAL

STUDENTS IN BROWARD COUNTY WERE HELPED

182 STUDENTS

AT DEERFIELD BEACH RECEIVED TECHNOLOGY

Staff Writer • Ethan Eibe After a week filled with spirit, Deerfield Beach High students let loose at the Homecoming dance saturday night. In contrast to the school’s coastal location, the space was decorated to display the theme Bright Lights in the City. Long white drapes disguised the cafeteria walls, while a city skyline stood as a photo backdrop. New this year, a VIP section, was funitured with white tuffed couches and street lamps. Homecoming king and queen, Melvin Williams and Lesly Tejeda, kicked off the night with a fun dance that quickly got everyone on their feet. Meanwhile, prince and princess Jackson Antonie and Jada Strowbridge looked mildly uncomfortable in each others arms. Once they built up an appetite, attendees were served an italian buffet with a make your own ice cream bar. Photo by Lauren Arnold

Staff Writer • Noah Fineberg Not every student can afford to own a phone, or may not have the proper technology to help them advance in school. Sprint took this into consideration when they decided to team up with Broward County Schools, including Deerfield Beach High School, and other school districts to provide technology for over 2,000 students. Freshman Gabrielle Edouard, an International Baccalaureate student at DBHS, is one of many students who have technology based homework, but without up-to-date devices it can be difficult. “If I’m not at home, which is often, my phone can’t connect to the wifi,” Edouard said. “I don’t have data so i have to wait until I get home late from band to do everything.” The Sprint 1Million project handed out red boxes with smartphones and a hotspot to 182 DBHS students on Oct. 27. People from across the district came together to present these students with their new technology, one of which was Broward’s Superintendent Robert Runcie. “I’m very pleased with the turnout of this project. The students are going to benefit greatly from it, especially since majority of the homework assigned by teachers is online,” Runcie said. This new program will help eliminate the “homework gap” that puts students at a major disadvantage because

they don’t have ready access to the internet needed for completing homework, communicating with teachers and applying for scholarships or college. “We are using this as an access gap which leads to an achievement gap. This achievement leads to a lifetime change in so many students lives. We are excited about being a part of this journey,” Sprint’s President Claudio Hildalgo said. After speeches were made, students were able to take a seat with Sprint employees and set up their new technology. You could see the smiles on the students faces as the screens lit up. “It’s time to apply for colleges so this is going to help a lot,” Senior Krystin Anderson said. Once the meeting was done, students enjoyed a complimentary breakfast and a group selfie with Runcie himself.

WE SHOULD ALWAYS HELP THOSE “ WHO CAN NOT HELP THEMSELVES” SUPERINTENDENT ROBERT RUNCIE

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(from left to right) Junior Delinah Portillo, senior Lesly Tejeda and sophomore Laura Aquino pose with red balloons representing HIV awareness. The balloons were released at the conclusion of the SpeakOut meeting.

Raise Your Voice Staff Writer • Alexis Randall Broward County has one of the highest HIV infection rates in the nation, and Student Government Association (SGA) has decided to say something about it. It was all a part of the nationwide #SpeakOutHIV initative, a movement started by 25 gay men in Washington, D.C. these men were brave enough to share what HIV meant to them and felt that they should give advice to others. Physically, officers and members spread HIV awareness through their watch party. This allowed students and staff to view the inspiring stories about the 25 founders in order to correct misinformation about HIV. After SGA members symbolically released red balloons into the sky to show their support and let go of their HIV stigma. Photo by Cassidy Schuck

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OPINION

7

FEATURE

3

ENTERTAINMENT

9

EDITORIAL

5

SPORTS

11

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