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How Students Dress For Summer
How Students Dress For Summer
How MAST Students Manage Schoolwork
How MAST Students Manage Schoolwork
Transportation at MAST Academy
Transportation at MAST Academy
Uniform or No Uniform
Uniform or No Uniform
Students listen to a presentation by Holocaust survivor Rose Falkovsky Silverberg.
Holocaust Survivor Rose Falkovsky Silverberg
Ms. Pirez and family visit the Sequarium and experiences the popular Lolita attraction.
End of an Era: Complicated Goodbye to the Miami Seaquarium
M-DCPS Celebrates 140 years of Shaping Miami’s future 
Rickenbacker Causeway Toll Increase
Rickenbacker Causeway Toll Increase
Our Shore, Our Duty: The Mission to Safeguard Turtle Nesting Season
Our Shore, Our Duty: The Mission to Safeguard Turtle Nesting Season
The Pesky “Snowbird” Effect
The Pesky “Snowbird” Effect
Seniors celebrate during their volleyball Senior Night event.
Lady Makos Senior Night
MAKOS Track season
Makos golf team
Beach Volley Ball Court is ready to go for this year's tryouts.
Beach Volleyball Mast Academy
The Fortunate but Unfortunate Mast Makos Soccer Season
Senior Column: Hey Makos! Don't let senioritis drown you
Senior Column: Hey Makos! Don’t let senioritis drown you
SAT logo. Via College Board.
Dear Juniors, you’re in SAT season
A child on their parent's shoulders, points at an orca in its tank. Art by senior Ana Quesada
OPINION: Should captive animal enclosures be made larger?
Projected rain amount for South Florida during the "no-name" storm. Via National Weather Service.
Opinion: MDCPS open during no-name storm
Via National Suicide Prevention Month
National Awareness Holidays Offer an Opportunity to Act
Taylor Swift dazzling the crowd during her record-breaking Eras Tour performance in Miami.
Swift Strikes Again!
Scarier Than Ever: A Student's Look at the Frights of Halloween Horror Nights 2025
Scarier Than Ever: A Student’s Look at the Frights of Halloween Horror Nights 2025
MAST steel band performs La Cucaracha at the 2025 Hispanic Heritage Showcase.
More Than a Show: Hispanic Heritage Showcase Fosters Community and Identity 
Crowd of One vs. Crowd of Thousands: Are Live Concerts Worth the Price?
Crowd of One vs. Crowd of Thousands: Are Live Concerts Worth the Price?
What’s the hype? A deep dive into the trending “Labubu”.
What’s the hype? A deep dive into the trending “Labubu”.
2025 Senior Edition
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May 5, 2023
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