As the class of 2013 reaches the end of their high school journey, we can not but remi-

nisce about our trials and triumphs. With every step taken, we have learned so many

things, met new people and created friendships that will last a lifetime. Therefore, in order

to make sure the class of 2014 has a fabulous senior year, like we had, here are a few

pointers.

Stay on top of your GPA and grades in each class.

Make sure to have all your senior prerequisites complete.

(community service hours, credits, FCAT, EOC, PERT, etc.)

Pay off any fines you owe to the library or treasurer.

Unpaid fees = no diploma!

Do not wait until the last minute to apply to college. They have deadlines too!

ALWAYS keep in touch with your guidance counselor and CAP advisor.

Stay out of trouble! Having 15 referrals on your record is not what colleges want to see.

Don’t be afraid to ask for help if you feel like you are struggling in class.

If you need to go to tutoring for extra help, go!

Try your best to participate in all school activities. (Football games, Homecoming, Spirit

Week, performing arts shows and Senior Activities)

And above all….

ENJOY your senior year! You will never get to relive these moments again.

So there you have it, Class of 2014! We, the Class of 2013, all hope that this advice will

guide you through a great and memorable year. Your senior year is the final step in creat-

ing the foundation for the rest of your life. Make sure you enjoy all that comes your way;

learn from your mistakes and improve upon them because once you graduate, you do not

want to look back and say “I wish I would have…”

Volume 5, Issue 3

Spring 2013 W E S T L A N D H I A L E A H S E N I O R H I G H S C H O O L

THE WILDCAT CHRONICLES

Page 3—Drama Club

Spring Production

2nd Annual Spring

Spotlight hosted by the

Juniors.

Front Page — Is class of 2014

ready to step up?

Page 2; Opinion Article —

The Sequester, good or

bad?

Page 6 — Read and catch up

with the latest sports news

in Westland

Goodbye Class of 2013, Hello 2014! By: Amanda Blanco

What is sequestration? Se-

questration is a fiscal policy

procedure adopted by Congress

to deal with the federal budget

deficit. This series of cuts to

federal spending are designed to

take effect March 1 if Congress

does not come up with a plan to

lower the national debt. The

cuts are to be evenly split be-

tween domestic and defense

programs, with half dedicated to

defense discretionary spending,

meaning weapons purchases,

base operations, and construc-

tion work. The rest will affect

mandatory spending such as

Social Security, Medicaid, edu-

cation, the defense budget, and

the Environmental Protection

Agency.

The total of the cuts would

equal $85.4 billion, largely made

up of cuts to the defense depart-

ment; they will have a $42.7 bil-

lion cut from their usually budg-

et. While the rest would be from

domestic discretionary cuts

($28.7 billion), Medicare cuts

($9.9 billion), and other manda-

tory cuts ($4 billion). More will

be cut in 2014 and later, from

2014 to 2021, the sequester will

cut $87 to $92 billion from the

discretionary budget every year.

In the end it will equal $109 bil-

lion in total.

According to President

Obama and his team, the se-

quester would be the start of lit-

erally the Mayan apocalypse.

They say that job creation will

drop, employment rates will

plummet, air travel would col-

lapse, and many other things

will happen. Yet is the sequester

really such a bad thing?

While the sequester has al-

ready hit and almost no one no-

ticed, the airlines have not

closed, the government has not

run out of money, and the only

domestic cut that we have seen

is that the White House tours

have been closed, leaving poor

students to find other locations

for their spring break field trips.

In the end, the sequester can

be a good thing or a bad thing

but it all depends on what hap-

pens from now on.

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The Sequester: not a big deal or the start of the Mayan

apocalypse? By: Brayan J. Diaz

Wildcats Weigh In On The Economy

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“I feel the economy is going in the wrong

direction. People seem to be getting into

more debt by the day and not knowing

what the future can hold. As a country,

we are in more debt and I don’t see how

we can get out of it.”

-Ainet Rodriguez, Junior

“There doesn’t seem to be

much change. At least in my

neighborhood, things seem to

be the same.”

-Haniel Diaz, Sophomore

“It seems like it is getting

pretty stable. The unemploy-

ment rate has been decreas-

ing so people have been able

to get back into the work

force.”

-Edgard Mendoza, Freshman

“It could be better…”

-Leidy Trujillo, Senior

VO L UME 5, ISSUE 3

On March 14th,

2013, the Class of 2014

brought down the house in

the annual Spring Spotlight

Talent show. All grade lev-

els were allowed to try out

and those who qualified

were allowed to perform for

the school. Mrs. Katrina

Cordova and Class of 2014

President, Robert Lemus,

worked hard alongside a

committee of students and

volunteer teachers in putting

together this year’s show. The

distinguished judges were Mrs.

Margarita Carrasco, Mr. Bryan

Esperon, Mrs. Cynthia Rodri-

guez, and Mrs.Esperon. The

show wouldn’t have been a

complete success without the

assistance from the Art & Ath-

letic departments with their

contributions of the decora-

tions and supplies during

guests from Hotspot Dance Studio

performing.

Senior, and captain of the Dance

Troupe, Jennifer Garcia said “I’m

grateful for having the opportuni-

ty to be the captain of Westland’s

first Wildcat Dance Troupe. I can

honestly say each and every girl

on the team has improved so

much.” In honor of the graduating

dancers, their parents will lead

To end the year

with a bang, the Wildcat

Dance Troupe and dance

classes will be putting on

their final show of the

school year, May 10th titled

Dance Dreams. The show

will include dances from all

of Ms. Briceno’s dance

classes. Additionally they

will also have special

them into the audito-

rium a processional. Jennifer

also added “Without Ms. Briceno

we wouldn’t have learned to al-

ways be the best dancer we can

be.”

Dance Dreams tickets will only

be on sale the day of the show for

$5, in our school’s auditorium.

Make sure you come out and sup-

port all our Wildcat Dancers and

graduating seniors!

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“And I’ll wait for you, my sweet Romeo”

By: Dora Gonzalez

Where’s my spotlight? By: Dora Gonzalez

Dance like no one is watching By: Dora Gonzalez

character is introduced, the Time

Mime, who takes Shakespeare on

a futuristic ride to the late 1960’s

during the Vietnam War. The play

is told from Shakespeare’s point

of view, it begins in the year 1591

as young Shakespeare struggles to

write his first play, but once the

Time Mime appears he’s brought

to current time 1968. Seeing what

the war does to not

only the U.S and Vietnam he

also begins to see the struggles

that Romeo and Juliet both face.

Will Juliet successfully avenges

her father’s death through pro-

tests, and will the valiant Romeo

able to defend for his country,

while loving someone so differ-

ent?

The Drama Club is back

with a new production! This

spring they’ll be presenting

Hawks & Doves, a Romeo

and Juliet spin-off. Larry

Rivero, Senior, is back play-

ing Romeo Moran for the last

play of his high school ca-

reer. Amanda Lopez, Junior,

will play Juliet Carini. In

Hawks & Doves a special

transmission. A big congratulation

goes out to all the winners of the

talent show: In the vocals category,

1st place went to Maria Urra, 2nd

place went to Yanexis Zarut and 3rd

place went to Eduardo Rebollida.

Then, in the performing arts catego-

ry, 1st place went to Obed Torres,

2nd place to the Senior Cheer Stunt

team and 3rd place went to the duet

Kateryn Sanchez & Guiliana Ber-

langa.

Wildcat Chronicles Vol.2 No.2

Westland Hialeah Senior High

400 West 18th Avenue

Hialeah FL, 33012

(305) 818-3000 Ext: 2198

The Wildcat Chronicle’s mission is to inform and entertain all stu-

dents, faculty, and staff with everything Wildcat. We aim to cover

every event pertaining to Westland Hialeah Senior High.

Editor in Chief: Dora Gonzalez

Managing Editor: Brayan Diaz

News Editor: Amanda Blanco

Sports Editor: Julio Fumero

Opinion Editor: Javier Gonzalez

Entertainment Editor: Madelaine Farrada

Photo Editor: Dora Gonzalez , Amanda Blanco, Madeline Farrada

Advertising Manager: Brayan Diaz

Staff Writers: Dora Gonzalez, Amanda Blanco, Madelaine Farrada,

Javier Gonzalez, Julio Fumero, Brayan Diaz

Page Designer: Dora Gonzalez

Advisor: Ms. Arlene Socorro

The senior class delighted in all the

glitz and glamour Prom night on April 26, 2013 as they transported to

a beautiful night in Paris. This year, Prom was located at The Westin Col-

onnade, which included juggling mimes and an amazing Eiffel Tower

display. Special congratulations go out to the Prom Court: Dora Gonzalez

for Queen, Mizael Alvarez for King, Kathleen Ayers and Ashley Wilcox for

Princesses and Michael Rodriguez for Prince. As always, big thanks to Mrs.

Simon for coordinating a spectacular event!

On April 29, 2013, various

graduating seniors took

part in the annual Scholar-

ship Signing Day. Tradition-

ally, seniors are allowed to

wear the college shirt of

where they will be attending

and write their names, with

their chosen college, on a

banner to be displayed

around campus. Congratu-

lations Wildcats, your hard

work paid off!!

Answers:

Isabel Terrero, Nick Noguez, Elizabeth Castillo, Nayara Estra-

da, Juan Cartaya, Arturo Munio

Jennifer Garcia, Amanda Blanco, Nataly Portillo, Julio Fumero

Javier Gonzalez, Dailin Gonzalez, Francis Pino, Maria Urra,

Dora Gonzalez

Lena Garcia, Christian Munoz, Katie Cabrera

The Wildcat baseball season is

in session and the boys are hun-

gry for a District title! The season

kicked off on February 12th, when

the Wildcats faced the Home-

stead Broncos to acquire their

first district victory. “We have

the largest, most experienced

senior class yet,” stated Coach

Alvarez. The team has 6 starting

positions being played by seniors.

“It’s my last year here and I want

a trophy!” said senior, Javier

Respect all, Fear none By: Julio Fumero

Gonzalez. The main focus of the

players this year is a district title as

they currently hold the third place

seat in their district.

One problem that the team has

faced throughout the years is the

lack of players. “We don’t have a 20

man roster like most other schools,”

said Coach Alvarez. Many players

have to alternate between two, may-

be three, different positions. Another

problem that the team is having is

their lack of focus. “They need to learn to stay

focused throughout the whole game. Once they

manage to do that, we should be alright.” added

Alvarez. Although there are a lot of seniors, there

are also many new faces that have been able to

help out the team. Freshman pitcher, Giovanni

Arriera, is one of those players. “Giovanni has

done more than expected. He has given us a lot of

good innings against tough district schools,” al-

leged senior, Luis Corrales.

The Wildcat Chronicles and the rest of the Wild-

cat student body, wish the boys the best of luck

meeting their goal!

Play With Heart By: Madelaine Farrada

exciting the game is and we are ready to

go compete in districts,” said Esperon.

The softball team this 2012-2013 year

was made up of inexperienced players

and a very young team. The team is a

great combination of people who have

immense talent in many different ways.

Elizabeth Stokes, senior, and also the

Captain of the softball team, has been

playing for the past four years. “We

have a group of girls who have a heart

for the game and our goal is to bring

home a trophy,” stated Elizabeth. This

year’s team has a lot of chemistry and

communication.

As the Westland Hialeah Varsity and

JV softball teams return this year, they

are completely confident for a great sea-

son with very high expectations. Coach

Bryan Esperon was assistant coach for

three years prior to taking a last season

off. He is now back as coach and expects

the team to represent the school well,

have discipline and responsibility. “The

team is getting better in defense and the

players are getting more comfortable in

the position they are playing,” stated

coach Esperon.

Esperon enjoys the competition and the

athletes are pushing themselves to do

better. “I also like to see how intensively

“These girls have come a long way

since the first practice and will con-

tinue to get stronger,” said Eliza-

beth.

“The team is doing very good this

year. We had to work on hitting and

fielding but overall we’re all doing a

good job” stated junior, Juana Pay-

ero. “We give it our all out there on

the field,” added Payero. Overall, the

goal this year is to make it to districts

and to give the graduating seniors a

year to remember. Good luck on your

venture, Wildcats!

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Set Spike By: Javier Gonzalez

heart pounding and kept you on your

toes. “The team has more hype this

year,” said Coach Alexander Sosa,

he added “we should be able to make

the playoffs.”

His expectations are to advance from

district playoffs and play for the district

title. Coach Sosa mentioned some

changes with this year’s team. “It’s the

tallest team I’ve had, which works for

our advantage.”

Other advantages the team has this

year, according to Coach Sosa, are

many players hitting harder, and that

there’s a stronger service. The only

weakness he sees is the setting, but

there are ways to improvise for not

having fully experienced setters. We

all hope to see the boys’ volleyball

reach their goals.

As the boys’ volleyball team

makes a return to the place they call

home, they seem fully confident for

this year’s season. They recently have

been hitting the gym after school for

long hard practices to make sure that

they have what it takes this year to go

all the way! From what they’re show-

ing, the only thing on their mind is

victory. Since this program started, it

has always had good results and close,

up-beat games that have left your

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