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"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! a round of applause! A look behind the scenes and center stage at this year’s musical, Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia! MAST Academy’s Musical Production Lights Up the Stage
Makos Cook Up Success: Ms. Dela’s Culinary Team Places Second at ProStart
Makos Cook Up Success: Ms. Dela’s Culinary Team Places Second at ProStart
Seeing the castle through fresh eyes—Josefina Acquarone and friends take in the view before the adventures begin.
More Than Just Rides: Inside the Freshman Class Trip to Disney.
One Donation Can Go a Long Way: Students Share Their Blood Drive Experiences
One Donation Can Go a Long Way: Students Share Their Blood Drive Experiences
Rest, Travel, Repeat: A Look at Students’ Winter Break
Rest, Travel, Repeat: A Look at Students’ Winter Break
Lines, Likes, and Chicken Fingers: Cane’s Arrives in Coral Gables!
Lines, Likes, and Chicken Fingers: Cane’s Arrives in Coral Gables!
Holiday Spirit Hits Miami
Holiday Spirit Hits Miami
Ms. Pirez and family visit the Sequarium and experiences the popular Lolita attraction.
End of an Era: Complicated Goodbye to the Miami Seaquarium
Miami-Dade County Public Schools superintendent Dr. Jose Dotres addresses a crowd during the Opening of Schools at Miami Senior High School on August 11, 2025. Via Miami-Dade County Public Schools
M-DCPS Celebrates 140 years of Shaping Miami’s future 
Rickenbacker Causeway Toll Increase
Rickenbacker Causeway Toll Increase
Photo Courtesy of Coach Funcia
MAST Academy Girls’ Beach Volleyball Secures Big Win Over La Salle
TESERO, ITALY - FEBRUARY 03: Olympic rings at the Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics on February 03, 2026 in Tesero, Italy. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
Chasing Excellence: Why the Winter Olympics Still Matter to Students Today
A Cycle of Instability: Why the Dismissal of Rúben Amorim Has Divided Campus Fans
A Cycle of Instability: Why the Dismissal of Rúben Amorim Has Divided Campus Fans
Sophomore Sean Hata attends MLS Next Fest in hopes of impressing scouts.
All Eyes are on MLS Next Fest
Seniors celebrate during their volleyball Senior Night event.
Lady Makos Senior Night
Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures Imageworks
‘GOAT’ Delivers a Slam Dunk for Families
Giving Season: How Tech, Comfort and Nostalgia Are Taking Over This Year's Wish Lists.
Giving Season: How Tech, Comfort and Nostalgia Are Taking Over This Year’s Wish Lists.
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?
(Photo courtesy of Disney Press)
More Than Just a Kids’ Movie
Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures Imageworks
‘GOAT’ Delivers a Slam Dunk for Families
Bruno Mars trades party anthems for romantic melodies with his newest album
Bruno Mars trades party anthems for romantic melodies with his newest album
"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! a round of applause! A look behind the scenes and center stage at this year’s musical, Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia! MAST Academy’s Musical Production Lights Up the Stage
Photo Courtesy of Lola Noales
Coastal Melodies: A Decade of Music at the North Beach Bandshell
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