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No-swim advisory lifted after mechanical failure at Virginia Key water treatment plant
No-swim advisory lifted after mechanical failure at Virginia Key water treatment plant
Results of first MAST Academy SGA election of 2023-24 school year announced
Results of first MAST Academy SGA election of 2023-24 school year announced
Dr. Margaret Miller, Research Director for SECORE International, speaks to MAST Academy students about coral reefs in the schools auditorium on Sept. 15, 2023.
Dr. Margaret Miller speaks to MAST Academy about coral reefs
MAST Academy was recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top high schools in America. Images via MAST Academy, U.S. News & World Report.
MAST Academy among top 150 high schools in America
American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten speaks to staff members in MAST Academys media center on Aug. 24, 2023.
AFT president Randi Weingarten visits MAST Academy
No-swim advisory lifted after mechanical failure at Virginia Key water treatment plant
No-swim advisory lifted after mechanical failure at Virginia Key water treatment plant
American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten speaks to staff members in MAST Academys media center on Aug. 24, 2023.
AFT president Randi Weingarten visits MAST Academy
Toki, also known as Lolita, the whale.
Lolita, Miami Seaquarium orca, dead at 57
Sabina Covo new Commissioner of City of Miamis District 2
Sabina Covo new Commissioner of City of Miami’s District 2
Members of the MAST Academy Green Champions pose with members of the schools staff and administration, as well as members of the community and local government, after receiving the FDEP Gold Apple award in the schools auditorium on Jan. 29, 2023.
MAST Academy first Florida high school to receive the FDEP ‘Gold Apple’ award
MAST Academy senior Mia Corbo runs in the King of the Hill Invitational at Tropical Park on Sept. 18, 2023.
MAST Academy’s cross country teams attend King of the Hill Invitational
Makos waiting for Cavaliers serve.
Varsity Girls’ Volleyball loses to Coral Gables
The MAST Academy junior varsity girls volleyball team huddles up after its loss to host Coral Gables Senior High School on Sept. 14, 2023.
Junior Varsity Girls’ Volleyball loses to Coral Gables
Makos Athletics
MAST boys’ soccer season ends after history-making campaign
Nicolas Alvarez in Qatar. Courtesy Nicolas Alvarez.
Two weeks in Qatar, an experience that will stay with MAST student forever
The sunflower is the national flower of Ukraine. As of Nov. 27, 2022, the Office of the United National High Commissioner for Human Rights has recorded 6,655 civilian casualties in the country since the invasion by Russia began, with no signs of combat stopping. Via Wikipedia.
OPINION – The Impact of War in Ukraine
U.S. flags on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in 2007. Students at MAST Academy have reported feeling pressure to say the Pledge of Allegiance. Photo via Lipton Sale / Wikipedia.
Beacon staff: MAST Academy students should not feel pressure to say Pledge
The logo of Stop AAPI Hate, a national coalition fighting against racism and racial injustice targeting Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Via Stop AAPI Hate
The cycle of Asian hate
Miami-Dade County Sea Level Rise Strategy
Opinion: About the Miami-Dade sea level rise plan
The classic shotgun home pictured here is representative of the sheer prevalence of the Caribbean influence in the West Grove.
The West Grove’s war: Ever-waging, never won
MAST Academy senior Daniel Badash-Campana played lead Billy Crocker in the schools student-led production of Anything Goes.
Student-produced Anything Goes launches with seniors leading the show
MAST Academy junior Luna Cordoba performs at Art Sea during Art Basel Miami on Dec. 1, 2022.
Stellus shines at Art Basel
MAST Academy Black History Month Showcase
MAST Academy Black History Month Showcase
93rd Academy Awards poster excerpt. Via The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Oscars 2021 Recap: A Breath of Fresher Air
Shea Stone and Cova Martinez perform their duet together.
MAST Academy Thespians win 4 Superiors and 1 Excellent rating in State Festival
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No-swim advisory lifted after mechanical failure at Virginia Key water treatment plant
No-swim advisory lifted after mechanical failure at Virginia Key water treatment plant
Michael Perez, News Editor • September 20, 2023
Results of first MAST Academy SGA election of 2023-24 school year announced
Results of first MAST Academy SGA election of 2023-24 school year announced
Anthonie Page, Live Editor • September 19, 2023
Dr. Margaret Miller, Research Director for SECORE International, speaks to MAST Academy students about coral reefs in the schools auditorium on Sept. 15, 2023.
Dr. Margaret Miller speaks to MAST Academy about coral reefs
Valentina Palanda, Staff Writer • September 15, 2023
MAST Academy was recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top high schools in America. Images via MAST Academy, U.S. News & World Report.
MAST Academy among top 150 high schools in America
Barbara Leon, Staff Writer • August 31, 2023
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Local News
No-swim advisory lifted after mechanical failure at Virginia Key water treatment plant
No-swim advisory lifted after mechanical failure at Virginia Key water treatment plant
Michael Perez, News Editor • September 20, 2023
American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten speaks to staff members in MAST Academys media center on Aug. 24, 2023.
AFT president Randi Weingarten visits MAST Academy
Anthonie Page and Kamilah Gurdián • August 24, 2023
Toki, also known as Lolita, the whale.
Lolita, Miami Seaquarium orca, dead at 57
Kamilah Gurdián, Staff Writer • August 21, 2023
Sabina Covo new Commissioner of City of Miamis District 2
Sabina Covo new Commissioner of City of Miami's District 2
Kayla Pincetti, Staff Writer • May 9, 2023
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Opinion
The sunflower is the national flower of Ukraine. As of Nov. 27, 2022, the Office of the United National High Commissioner for Human Rights has recorded 6,655 civilian casualties in the country since the invasion by Russia began, with no signs of combat stopping. Via Wikipedia.
OPINION - The Impact of War in Ukraine
Anastasia Ivanova, Staff Writer • January 9, 2023
U.S. flags on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in 2007. Students at MAST Academy have reported feeling pressure to say the Pledge of Allegiance. Photo via Lipton Sale / Wikipedia.
Beacon staff: MAST Academy students should not feel pressure to say Pledge
The Beacon Staff • October 19, 2022
The logo of Stop AAPI Hate, a national coalition fighting against racism and racial injustice targeting Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Via Stop AAPI Hate
The cycle of Asian hate
Michelle Chang, Staff Writer • May 14, 2021
Miami-Dade County Sea Level Rise Strategy
Opinion: About the Miami-Dade sea level rise plan
Milo Akerman, Staff Writer • April 10, 2021
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Sports
MAST Academy senior Mia Corbo runs in the King of the Hill Invitational at Tropical Park on Sept. 18, 2023.
MAST Academy's cross country teams attend King of the Hill Invitational
Sasha Chernikov, Staff Writer • September 18, 2023
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    Coral Gables Senior High
    2
    Sep 14 / Varsity Girls' Volleyball
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    Coral Gables Senior High
    2
    Sep 14 / Junior Varsity Girl's Volleyball
  • MAST Academy
    90
    TERRA
    71
    Sep 14 / Girls' Swimming
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    107
    TERRA
    61
    Sep 14 / Boys' Swimming
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    102
    Lourdes
    49
    Sep 14 / Girls' Swimming
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    96
    Columbus
    71
    Sep 14 / Boys' Swimming
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    12/20
    King of the Hill Inv. (JV)
    Sep 13 / Boys' Cross Country
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    2
    Dr. Krop
    3
    Sep 12 / Varsity Girls' Volleyball
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    1
    Miami Beach
    3
    Sep 7 / Varsity Girls' Volleyball
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    1
    North Miami
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    Sep 6 / Varsity Girls' Volleyball
Arts and Entertainment
MAST Academy senior Daniel Badash-Campana played lead Billy Crocker in the schools student-led production of Anything Goes.
Student-produced Anything Goes launches with seniors leading the show
Nicole Franco, Staff Writer • March 10, 2023
MAST Academy junior Luna Cordoba performs at Art Sea during Art Basel Miami on Dec. 1, 2022.
Stellus shines at Art Basel
February 24, 2023
Science
ChatGPT: its influence, its future…its threat?
ChatGPT: its influence, its future…its threat?
Mercedes Halliburton, Staff Writer • May 9, 2023
Checklist for MAST Academy’s Zero Waste Lunch Pledge. Photo courtesy of Lily Thorpe
Recycling and all of its rewards
June 9, 2021

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