The Talon Newsmagazine

JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGH 15900 SW 56TH STREET MIAMI, FL 33185

THE TALON NEWSMAGAZINEVOLUME 10 ISSUE 2 February 2013

In This Issue: *Fandoms*Coral Gables Gallery Nights*British Invasion

5Entertainment• OntoBroadway• Celebritygame

3-4Features• CoralGablesGalleryNights• NewYear’sResolutions• StudentintheSpotlight:MayraPenaranda• ADayintheLifeofaLunchLady

CONTENTS

The Talon is the official publication of John A. Ferguson Senior High and is an open forum for student expression. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the views or official policies of the school or the adviser. Anyone wishing to express

opinions, thoughts, or questions about this publication should direct letters to Room 1028 or e-mails to [email protected]

CONTENT MANAGERSSara ChavesVaughn Brito Justin Sanchez

STAff wRiTERSAlec ArtidieloMatthew Diaz

Amanda Gonzalez

Gabriela RuizAnabelle PetiscoLauren Mitchell

ivana Pino

PUBLiSHEREmily Nieves

PUBLICATION EDITORSYaneli MontesNicolas Zapata

A D v I S E RTracey Burger

BUSiNESS MANAGERKristal frenero

Naty DelrosalBrianna NordeloJennifer Salazar

THE

TA

LON

2

JO

HN A

. FER

GUS

ON

SEN

IOR

HIG

H SC

HOO

LFe

brua

ry 2

013

Publisher’sNoteOurgoalforthisissuewastoaccuratelyrepresent

themany fanbases in existence, focusing on thefew biggest fandoms. In the features section,you’ll find coverage on the Coral Gables GalleryNights,thisissue’sstudentinthespotlight,andanexclusivereportonthedailylifeofaFergusonlunchlady.We’ve also reported onmultiple broadwayshows in Miami, and our opinions writers havecommentedonsomeofthemostrelevanttopicsaffectingteenagerstoday:fangirlsandtheBritish.Wesincerelyhopethatyouenjoythisissueand

thatyourholidayswereenjoyableaswemakeourwayintothe3rdnineweeks.

--EMILY NIEVES PUBLISHER

10-11Sports• Wrestling• Boys’Basketball• Girls’Soccer• Boys’Soccer

TH

E Talon Staff

6-7DoubleTruck:FandomsThe theme of this issue is the world of fandom and the fangirls and fanboys it brings. We’ve focused on a few of the Internet’s biggest fandoms: the BBC, gaming, comics & superheroes, One Direction, Star Wars, and a few honorable mentions that didn’t make the cut.

8-9Opinions• Consoffangirls• Britishinvasion• Securityguards’golfcarts

vanessa AdrianBrianna Rawls

Bianca PeiroCassandra Paredes Katia Fernandez

Catherine TorunoHEAD PHOTOGRAPHER ART DIRECTOR

Jessiette Tellez

February 2013THE TALON 3

FEATUR

ESJO

HN A

. FERGUSO

N SEN

IOR HIG

H SCHO

OL

Gallery NightsMATTHEW DIAZSTAFF WRITER

On the first Friday of every month, Coral Gables has an event that shows off amazing pieces of

work for phenomenal artists from around the world. From still life portraits to dazzling contempo-rary art, the Coral Gables Gallery Night is a free event that ranges across various galleries and gives artists a chance to show off their work and be among other great painting enthusiasts.

As well as a fantastic show for audiences, Gallery Nights also serves as a place where artists

can meet one another and even exchange knowledge and ideas. “For the past 30 years, Gables Gallery Night has attracted a number of different audi-ences,” Virginia Miller, who orga-nizes the event, said. It is almost a so-

cial hub for any-one who wants

to be an artist or already is one and is looking for fresh ideas or new friends. Every Friday, the gal-lery night has a different themes. Themes may be things such as, the most recent theme, Color, Form, Space. Others can be things such as IMPACT, where artists were challenged with making

colors con-vey emo-tions.

Attracting young tal-ent is also a big fo-cus. Those who http://w w w. v i r -giniamiller.com/ work there want to encour-age people to make con-nections and become artists. Virginia Miller believes that for many people, art is more than a luxury but a neces-sity. She believes that giving the people a way to express them-selves is an opportunity that ev-eryone should have. On top of being an amazing at-traction, it is also right next to some of the most fun places in Coral Gables. These include the

Theatre Treat, Wine Walk, Pub Crawl and Dine-Around. Located in Ponce de Leon Boule-vard from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm, the Coral Gables Gallery Night is the perfect place for people to have a good time. It is, as Miller puts it, “an event where people can nourish their souls, be sur-prised by new media, be stimulat-ed to think in different ways, and to perhaps forget for a short time the stresses in their lives.”

Photo Credit: http://www.virginiamiller.com/

Photo Credit: http://www.virginiamiller.com/

New Year Resolutions ‘‘

‘‘Stop saying ‘you go

girl’ to myself.-NICOLAS ZAPATA“Stop being a freshman.”

-Matthew Diaz

“Get a part-time job.” -Ivana Pino

“Stop going on Reddit before I sleep.” -Catherine Toruno

“Stop obsessing over One Direc-tion because it’s pathetic.” -Bianca Peiro

“Stop quoting The Notebook on dates.” -Nicolas Zapata

“Start going on dates.” -Nicolas Zapata

“Stop trying to summon Satan while my parents nag me.” -Emily Nieves

“Learn how to spell ‘decision’ without autocorrect.” -Sara Chavez

“Be more positive.” -Amanda Gonzalez

“Improve my grades.” -Lauren Mitchell

“Start getting to class on time.” -Anonymous

“Read the iTunes Terms and Con-ditions.” -Alec Artidiello

“Stop cursing?” -Anonymous

“Stop talking to my dog in hopes that she’ll reply.” -Anonymous

“Quit Fight Club.” -Brianna Nordelo

“Eat less pesto.” -Emily Nieves

“Get across the monkey bars.” -Jessiette Tellez

“Stop asking guys if they want to share a urinal.” -Nicolas Zapata

“Stop giving fake names at Star-bucks.” -Yaneli Montes

“I want to become Shay Van Buren” -Kristal Frenero

‘‘ ‘‘Stop licking the tele-vision screen during The Colbert Report.

- Emily Nieves

FEAT

URES

THE

TALO

N 4

JOHN

A

. FE

RGUS

ON

SE

NIO

R HI

GH

Features

Although several students may not realize it, the life of a lunch lady is quite challenging due to their numerous responsibilities in making sure that each and every student receives a proper meal in a time period of 30 short minutes.

However, that isn’t their only job during school hours. Through-out the day while students are in class, the Ferguson lunch ladies dash around preparing meals and making sure that every lunch line and cart is completely stocked with enough food to feed 2,150 students per lunch wave.

Aside from having to prepare meals for the lunch hour, the lunch ladies are required to arrive

BY ANABELLE PETISCOSTAFF WRITER

Senior Mayra Perandana, a.k.a the president of the photography club, has both an incredible love and talent in creative photos. This talent of hers began as mere cu-riosity in 8th grade, and soon de-veloped (no pun intended) when she joined the photography club in 9th grade.

“I got my camera in 9th grade, and that was also when I joined the photo club here” stated Mayra, who in just three years’ time has already earned the title of president. As both a senior and the president of the club, Mayra enjoys being able to see new peo-ple begin to also find a love for photography.

“I think it’s nice seeing the freshmen and sophomores get-ting into photography” she said. “And now since I’m graduating, I’m glad to see new people be so interested in it and to see them get better at it too.”

So it is safe to say that photog-raphy is Mayra’s passion. “I like being able to create things that are my own” she explains. She is now hoping to take her photogra-phy to the next level, as she plans to major in it, and will soon be ap-plying to Tisch School of the Arts

Student in the Spotlight- Mayra PenarandaBY BRIANNA NORDELOSTAFF WRITER

on campus early in the morning in order to begin preparing break-fast for 4,300 hungry teenagers that usually arrive between 6:45 and 7:15 am.

It has been said by numer-ous students that the lunch ladies are inconsiderate and do not really care about indi-vidual students throughout the day. However, that is a common misconception due to the fact that we as students do not get to see the stressful and challenging tasks that occur be-hind the lunch line windows.

Taking into consideration the

A day in the life of a lunch ladytime at hand and the difficulty of the task, the lunch ladies try to allow every student to grab their lunch and do not have enough time to spare to spend on each in-

dividual during those peak times of the lunch rush. On the contrary, the lunch ladies actually strive for our upmost satisfaction and hope to meet the needs of everyone during those crazy lunch waves.

several lunch ladies were actu-ally concerned in the beginning of the year when returning students were devastated in discovering that the popular lunch items such as Papa John’s Pizza, Domino’s Pizza, and Cici’s Pizza was re-moved from the menu.

“The kids really enjoyed that pizza last year, it’s a shame that it was removed from the menu,” lunch lady Maribel Rodriguez said.

Despite the common miscon-ceptions of the lunch ladies’ atti-tudes towards students, they are all just kind women trying to get everyone’s stomach’s full in or-der to allow students to round up energy to survive the remaining hours of the school day.

Febr

uary

201

3

in New York. “I’ve been putting my portfolio together, so we’ll see what happens!” she said.

In these next few months, Mayra will be working on a digi-tal and CD portfolio, as they are

needed in order to complete and leave the photography program. It is a lot of work, but once they are finished, Mayra will be one step closer to her dream of going to Tisch.

Tisch School of the Arts is one of the leading colleges in the study of performing and media arts. In Tisch, students are trained in the area that they are most in-terested in- but there is also some prior knowledge and training that the students must have. Thankful-ly, Mayra has studied and learned about photography all through-out high school, and is fully pre-pared to take on Tisch.

“That’s where I would really like to go…it’s my dream school” Mayra said about Tisch. “It’s a lot of hard work, but I think I’m ready.”

The work that she has done so far can speak for itself, and is a clear indication of just how ready she really is. Mayra continues to improve as she goes more in depth with photography, and as long as her love for photos keeps growing, her success in it will do the same.

Mayra is truly gifted with the camera, and there is no doubt that she will continue to do well with it as she goes on to college. She has already left a mark as a great photographer in high school, and it won’t be long until her name is truly in the spotlight.

Photo credit: Mayra Perandanda

‘‘ ‘‘It’s a shame that it was removed from the menu.

- Maribel Rodriguez

THE TALO

N 5

JOHN

A. FERG

USON

SENIO

R HIGH SC

HOO

LFebruary 2013

Entertainment

Although better known for its beaches, Latin culture, and night-life, Miami also offers an array of live theater performances and classes.

One of the most popular the-aters in Miami is the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts.

The Arsht Center will be showing the play All New People, written by Zach Braff of the TV sitcom Scrubs. The play will run from January 10th to the 27th. The month proceed-ing, the famous mu-sical Les Miserables will be performed from February 26th to March 3rd.

Later on in March to May, the theater will be showing more musicals such as Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Fela!, and Memphis.

Meanwhile, there is The Roxy Perform-ing Arts Center. They are currently show-ing Disney plays, like Tarzan from January 18th to the 20th and February 1st to the 2nd.

The Actor’s Play House is an-other great place to enjoy a play. The Disney classic Cinderella will be performed there from January 31st through March 21st.

Last month, Ransom Ever-glades Theater and Miami Chil-dren’s Theater provided Disney’s The Little Mermaid which had some of Ferguson’s students who are currently in the drama de-partment. These students were Joel Acosta, Jonathan De la Uz, Milton Mendez, and Paige Buade.

Some of them were fortunate enough to be asked to play the role without an audition. Joel Acosta was one of them, who played the role of Prince Eric at

BY VANESSA ADRIAN & BRIANNA RAWLSENTERTAINMENT MANAGERS

Random Everglades Theater.“They emailed me and asked

me to play the part, since I nev-er heard of the program it was a good opportunity to meet new people and get connections,” se-nior Joel Acosta said.

J o n a -than played the role of Scuttle at Miami Children’s Theater.

“I heard about it from a friend who performs there, I was en-couraged to audition because I really wanted the role of Floun-der but I was too old so I got Scut-tle instead,” senior Jonathan De la Uz said.

Sophomore Milton Mendez also performed at Miami Chil-dren’s Theater as the character Grimsby. Similar to Jonathan, Mil-ton wanted the role of Flounder too.

“I originally wanted Flounder’s part but I was encouraged to au-dition because it was a different theater I never worked for,” he said.

However, don’t think Miami residents are not confined to be-ing just audience members.

South Florida’s Broadway Mu-sical Theater provides summer workshops including a Broad-way triple threat summer inten-

sive workshop. This workshop trains aspiring ac-tors, singers, and dancers.

Musical the-atre classes focus on scenes, songs, and choreogra-phy from musi-cals old and new. The classes teach how to bring characterization to a song and c h o re o g ra p hy, how to define a character, vocal techniques, and techniques tai-lored to the vari-ous musical the-atre techniques and styles.

B r o a d w a y Voice is another workshop that teaches singing techniques. Par-

ticipants use songs from Broad-way’s most famous musicals to learn the basics of proper vocal technique in regards to breath support, vowel formation, and confidence building.

The Broadway Dance workshop helps students learn and enhance the techniques of ballet, jazz, tap, and choreography.

Acting and auditioning work-shops provide the participants with similar skills as the drama classes; however it also includes auditioning tips, improvisation skills, how to work on your stage presence and techniques to get more comfortable in from of the camera or audience.

Ransom Everglades Theater presents The Little Mermaid.

EntertainmentOn to Broadway

Games

Can you match the lips with their celebrity owner?

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

Answer Key:A) Jennifer LawrenceB) Johnny DeppC)Lea MicheleD) Zac EfronE) Ariana GrandeF) Ryan Gosling

F)

THE

TALO

N 6

JOHN

A. F

ERG

USO

N S

ENIO

R HI

GH

SCHO

OL

Febr

uary

201

3

THE TALO

N 7

JOHN

A. FERG

USON

SENIO

R HIGH SC

HOO

L February 2013

Honorable

Mentions

Gaming

Comics&

Superheroes

The Brain of a Fanatic

One

Directio

n’sfans,

alsokno

wnas

Directio

ners,are

conside

redtob

ethede

adliestof

fandoms

.

More

thanhalf

thefan

dom“sh

ips”Larr

y

Stylinson

,whichi

sabrom

ancebet

weenba

nd

members

HarrySt

ylesand

LouisTo

mlinson.

Althoug

htheex

treme

“Larrysh

ippers”o

ftenem

barrasst

hefand

omton

oend,th

esefans

consider

themse

lvestob

efamily.

Even

though

theOTP

forthe

majority

ofthef

andom

isLarry,

theship

thatsai

lsitselfa

ccording

tothef

andom

isNiam,

whichis

thebro

mance

between

bandm

embersN

iallHoran

andLiam

Payne.

Inac

tuality,b

othLoui

sTomlin

sonand

ZaynM

alikare

happily

inrelatio

n-

ships,ho

wever,n

otwithe

achothe

r.

PerhapsthebiggestinternetfandomisthelotcomposedofBBCfanboysandgirls.Addictedtotumblrandunderstandablyobsessedwithother(American)showslikeSupernatural,theyareavidfanfictionwriters.ThethreeTVshowsthatcapturethemostoftheirheartsareDoctorWho,Sherlock,andMerlin,althoughfansofthelattersufferedwhenMerlinabruptly

wrappedupitsfinalseasoninDecember.BothDoctorWhoandSherlockarewritteninpartbyStephenMof-fat.DoctorWhoisasciencefictionTVseriesthathasbeenairingsincethe60s,whileSherlocktakesamodern

approachtothewidely-knownnovelsbySirArthurConanDoyle.MerlinislooselybasedonthelegendsofKingArthurandhisknights,althoughmajorchanges(read:ayoungwizardMerlin)areapparent.Asexpected,eachofthefandomswithintheBBCleanheavilytowardone“ship”(apairingbetweentwocharacters,whethertruetotheshowornot):forDoctor

Who,mostfanfictioniswrittenforarelationshipbetweentheElev-enthDoctorandRiverSong;forSherlock,it’sforSherlockHolmesandJohnWatson;andforMerlin,fansoverwhelminglypull

forarelationshipbetweenMerlinandArthur.

Arguablyoneofthemosticonicandinfluentialfranchisesofalltime,StarWarshasbeenacomingofagelessonforseveralgenerations.Beingamemberofthisenormousfanbasecanbeprettystressful,especiallywhenGeorgeLucaskillsoffanawesomecharacterinaridiculousfashionorwhenheannouncesmoreprequels.Withanyfranchisethathassuchahugefollow-ing,thereisboundtobesomeinteresting(andslightlydisturbing)fanfiction.Surprisingly,themostpopularstories(withover530entries)areabouttheimaginedrelationshipbetweenQui-GonJinnandObi-WanKenobi.

Thesuccessinrecentmoviessurroundingcomicbooksuperheroespromptedafandomtoform,withmoreandmore

peoplereadingcomicsinanywaythattheycan.Theinterestingthingaboutthecomicbookfandom,however,isthewaroverwhichcompany

is“better,”theobvioustensionovercanonandnoncanonpairings,andwhoeverisatruefanbecausethey’veeitherreadthecomicsthemselvesormerelywatchedthemovies.

Thisfandominthisregardisariskygroundtotreadon,nomatterwhoyouareorhowmuchyoureallylovethecomics.Youcouldbequizzedonthespottotestyouractualknowledgeontheplotandexter-

nalstoriesasto“prove”yourloveforit.Maybeyou’llreceivealecture(orworse,arant)abouthowyouropinionortheoryiswrongjustbecauseyou’rebasingitoffoneuniverseratherthanthemostrecent

one.Afterfinallygainingalargerrangeoffans,it’sonlyironichowolderfansarenowscreamingfor“their”fandomback.

Likecom

icbooks,

videoga

meshav

eunderg

oneare

centboo

m.Theo

nesthat

people

mostcom

monlydi

scussare

CallofD

uty,Supe

rMario,MassE

ffect,Ha

lo,Pokem

on,As-

sassin’s

Creed—and

thelist

goeson.

Andyou

’dbesurp

risedath

owmuch

troublet

his

industry

haspro

duced.Th

ereare

constant

battleso

verthe

definitio

nofa“h

ardcore

gamer,”

aswella

selitism

overtak

ingalarg

enumbe

rofgam

ers.It’su

nbelieva

blehow

mostMicro

softfan

sberate

Nintend

ofans,c

laimingt

hemton

otbese

riousga

mers

likethem

selves,s

inceNin

tendoap

pears“c

hildish”

and“to

tallynot

serious.

”

Forsom

ereason

,fansdo

n’tseem

tounde

rstandt

hatvide

ogames

are

forevery

one,no

tjustas

elective

group.

Thegam

ingfand

omasa

wholeh

asdefin

itelyevo

lved,bu

tasitw

ouldapp

ear,per

-

hapsno

tinthe

bestway

.

Doubletruckby:KristalFrenero,YaneliMontes,EmilyNieves,BiancaPeiro,andNicolasZapata

True Blood

Supernatural

Twilight

Justin Bieber

The Walking Dead

Once Upon a TimeStarkid

Downton Abbey

Teen Wolf

Opinions Fifty shades of fan crazyBY KRISTAL FRENEROBUISNESS MANAGER

Heavy breathing, hands either covered in ink or are red from typing too much, and this horrific look in their eyes. No, I’m not de-scribing an overworked person—I’m describing something much scarier than that. I am describing a “fangirl.” “Fangirls” are defined as peo-ple who obsess and drive them-selves insane over their desired fandom(s). The most popular ex-ample in the United States would be Harry Potter fans (“Potter-heads”) or the Twilight readers (“Twihards”). However, in the murkiness and in the shadows of any franchise you can possibly think of, there are fangirls. Take for instance, the “Sher-locks.” BBC’s Sherlock, a mod-ernized version of the Sherlock

Holmes novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, has become an intensely popular show among teenagers outside the UK. Though you might not spot them on the street so easily, online is a completely dif-ferent story. It was as though the internet had become their haven so they could pour out all their “feels” about the show. Want another example? How about the “Bronies”? Goodness, they are something. You’d think with a show like My Little Pony that there’s no way that middle aged men would become so en-tranced with it. Then again, you probably haven’t heard of the Brony Convention that happened last fall. (Which if you ask me, good thing you haven’t and do us all a favor and don’t google it.) Be-lieve me when I say, yes, this is as strange as it sounds.

The internet has only helped ex-pand “fangirlism.” With such things as fanfiction, fanart, roleplaying—you name it—a fangirl can do what they will with a franchise. All they need is their oh so “creative” imagina-tion and “clear knowledge” of the basic plot and character person-alities to get them going. Seems simple enough. But you’ve never seen the inter-net if that’s what you really think. One might say, “Oh but the internet is a fantastic tool to branch out and allow others to meet those who share popular interest.” Oh sure, completely and totally accurate. But the mo-ment you read the wrong story or see the wrong picture of a show you’ve either never seen before or love to death, your world is suddenly changed forever.

It doesn’t stop there. The fangirl rationale is en-tirely questionable. With a rebuttal that could only defuse a ten year old’s ar-gument between whether or not Tom Hiddleston or Benedict Cumberbatch is the more attractive British star, it’s not hard to see why these people are feared con-stantly across the net. The moment I see long tags of key smashes and explana-tions of the “feels” on Tum-blr, I can very well “feel” the hairs on my neck stand as I reach for the x on my tab. These creatures are not to be underestimated. The reason I emphasis so much on internet fangirls rather than the real life ones is because they are all fan-girls online. Any franchise you can consider, they’re

online. Hunger Games, they’re there; Avengers, scary people and “bandwagoners”; Supernatural, a strange group but nonetheless there. Homestuck? Probably the scariest. Anime, bands, books, games—anything you can think of, it’s online, and they’re rabid. Ever heard of Jesus/Hitler fan-fiction? Don’t worry, there are ways to find and then avoid fangirls. They’re not all that hard to spot. Keep in mind of their wide al-most nightmarish grin when dis-cussing how their “babies” were breathing in the same room on last night’s episode. Also if they go on terrible tangents on how one pairing is just no good at all is a dead giveaway. Don’t forget if they can write pages and pages and pages of “headcanon” infor-mation for an already developed character, probably changing his or her already set personality or even expanding upon it. The best way to get rid of them is to smile and nod frequently, as though you were paying at-tention. However, if they come back, I’m sure the new “fangirl repellant” will have already been released and the smell of their “NOTP” (their most hated pairing) will drive them away. Of course, there’s nothing wrong with liking something pas-sionately. It’s entirely okay to be a fan, and love a franchise. Be-ing a “fangirl” isn’t always a bad thing—there are exceptions. However, there are also the crazi-est ones of the bunch, waiting in the background while dreaming of supposedly “steamy” but ques-tionable material with bloodlust in their eyes.

THE TALO

N 9

JOHN

A. FERG

USON

SENIO

R HIGH SC

HOO

LFebruary 2013

OPINIONS

THE

TALO

N 8

JOHN

A. F

ERG

USO

N S

ENIO

R HI

GH

SCHO

OL

Febr

uary

201

3OP

INIO

NS

Safe from security guardsBY CATHERINE TORUNOPHOTOGRAPHER

The purpose for a school to hire security is to make sure the stu-dents are safe, away from danger, and orderly. However, when a security does the ironic and puts a student in danger, things are clearly not how they should be. I was sitting on the floor and eating lunch with my friend when a golf cart unexpectedly hit me. The security escorted me to the office and all proper paperwork was done. An accident had clearly oc-curred, but it could have been eas-ily avoided had the security paid more attention. Despite my minor bruise, I was more than willing to let it go considering how polite she was about the situation. She shouldn’t have assumed she would not hit me. Instead, the se-curity guard could have warned me and told me to move.

Even though it’s important for security to be careful while driv-ing golf carts, students should also be alert and avoid them. It can be safe to say that security should watch their speeds and be attentive while they drive. “These security guards are sup-posed to make us feel safe but they make me feel like we’re in the streets of New York,” junior Francisco Castillo said. Anyone can admit that cell phones are distracting, but it can be extremely dangerous to let them distract you while maneu-vering a golf cart in an overpopu-lated school filled with students, teachers and parents. It’s understandable that this job can be stressful and many securities are thankfully friendly to us students, but perhaps they should remember the purpose of their jobs.

The British are comingBY KATIA FERNANDEZOPINIONS MANAGER

Adele created a major stir with her soulful music and British charm a few years ago. Since then there’s been a nonstop array of English chart toppers coming to America. For starters, the British X-Factor has discovered several talented artists with wide appeal, includ-ing Cher Lloyd and boy band, One Direction. After winning fourth place, Lloyd released her first sin-gle in the U.S. and sold over a mil-lion copies. One Direction has not been shy of success either. They have taken over pop culture seemingly over-night with sold out tours, record-breaking album sales, and music awards. They’ve become quite the competitor for American mu-sicians, especially pop star Justin Bieber. A large reason why girls have become so obsessed with One Di-rection is merely because they are English. They all appear to fawn over the boys and their accents, not their musical talent. Not that I blame them. Some other UK artists having a

large effect in music right now are The Wanted, Rita Ora, Marina & the Diamonds, and Ed Sheeran. Ed Sheeran, though one of the newer additions to the U.S. music scene, has been making a name for himself in the industry. He will be joining Taylor Swift on tour next spring. “I love Ed Sheeran because he’s so different. He does not have to sing about drugs or partying to get attention,” junior Daimi Beira said. “He isn’t like other musi-cians around.” It seems like the last time we had this many UK artists topping American charts was the British Invasion, a phenomenon from the 1960’s that brought infamous bands like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones to the U.S. It has become clear that the 2010s is the decade of a new Brit-ish Invasion. Somehow I think that this is only the beginning of this current trend. It appears to be the start of a new movement within our pop culture. I suspect there will be a lot more English artists coming

forth in the next few years. In even more recent times, peo-ple have become obsessed with British television as well as music. The most talked about shows be-ing: Sherlock, Doctor Who, and Misfits. The popularity these shows have been gaining has just continued to prove that people really do love the British. Television, fashion, and espe-cially music have all been heav-ily influenced by the English. Just stick a Union Jack on something and someone will buy it. The question still stands wheth-er these invasions have been fu-eled by a love of music or just an infatuation with the Brits. There’s no denying that these popular artists are musically gifted. Each one has contributed their own unique aspect to the

music industry. I just can’t help but wonder if they would still have the same affect if they were from the states. Loving a musical group or art-ist just because they are from the UK doesn’t make any sense. Sure the accents are dreamy and their style is unique, but music is music. Imagine how much better so-ciety would be if people ignored the hype and just appreciated musicians for what they do best, not just the place they were born. Whether they are from a tiny town in Michigan or the won-drous city of London, England, talent deserves to be recognized; it just so happens that recently most of the talent has been com-ing from across the pond.

Photo credit http://www.zenithdcbattery.com/inclusi/flag-inghilterra.gif

George E. Crimarco, P.A. Attorneys-At-Law

PrACtiCE LimitEd to immiGrAtion And

nAtionALity LAw

3349 N. University Drive, Suite 5Davie, FL 33024Phone: (954) 392-5120

250 Bird Road, Suite 320Coral Gables, FL 33146Phone: (305) 461-3077

Fax: (305) 461-4409Email: [email protected]

1Ardenne RdKingston 10

Jamaica, W.I.Phone: (876) 978-5473

SPORTSTHE TA

LON

11JO

HN A

. FERGUSO

N SEN

IOR HIG

H SCHO

OL

FEBRUARY 2013Boys’ Soccer

After a 0-2 record in the pre-season, the soccer team has proved that they can play with their now 9-3-3 regular season record.

The team had a rough start to their season losing both games in the pre-season. They suffered a 3-1 loss to Sunset on October 30th, and then a 1-0 loss to Varela on November 2nd.

They had a huge turnaround against Braddock on November 5th. They had a 5-0 win which started the regular season off on a great note.

The team played back to back games on November 7th and 8th. First they played Southridge and won 3-1. Then they played Coral Park and won 2-1.

Just the next week they had to play back to back games again on November 13th and 14th. First they tied Southwest with a final score of 1-1. They then suffered

The boys’ varsity basketball team began the season on a rough note, losing their season opener against their district ri-vals Braddock.

Although it was the first game of the season, it was a close game until Braddock went on a hot streak to win the game, 6 5 - 5 2 . Through-out the first nine games of the sea-son, the team went through a rough time with a record of 2-7.

On December 18th the team had another chance to avenge their loss in the season opener. The team entered the game determined and ready for a win. The final score was 51-47 pulling ahead by only 4 points. The team’s success was accom-plished by holding the Bulldogs to only nine points in the first quarter. The boys looked to-

wards the New Year to start rebuilding and aiming for the playoffs.

“This year’s team is more of a rebuilding year. A lot of in-experienced players gaining ex-perience,” Coach Jose Andion said.

The team still struggled to begin the New Year as they lost on January 8th against the South Miami Cobras. The boys

lost their second game against them by a score of 66-33. With the loss of F e r g u s o n alumni Mi-chael Perez, the team has

looked to rebuild.The boys bounced back and

defeated the Sunset Knights on January 10th, by a score of 41-36. The team looks to win some more games and finish the season strong to achieve their goal, heading to the play-offs.

The team ended the season against Ronald Reagan Senior High on January 31st.

Boys’ BasketballBY JUSTIN SANCHEZSTAFF WRITER

Jonathan Schey takes giant strides to try and cut the distance between himself and the basket because ihe can only take two steps. Photo credit: Fox-Mar Photography.

BY VAUGHN BRITOSPORTS MANAGER

SportsSP

ORTS

THE

TALO

N 1

0JO

HN A

. FER

GUS

ON

SEN

IOR

HIG

H SC

HOO

LFE

BRUA

RY 2

013

The team was not able to beat Columbus the second time but they were able to pull of a tie with a final score of 1-1. Photo credit: Jose Aguilar.

Jullian Hererra cradles his opponent trying to flip him onto his back to score a pin and win the match. Photo credit: Fox-Mar Photography.

WrestlingBY JUSTIN SANCHEZSTAFF WRITER

With a record of 15 wins and only 5 losses, the wrestling team has improved its perfor-mance from prior years.

Junior Luis Hernandez has led the team this year, with a personal re-cord of 24 wins and 5 losses.

Hernandez is ranked 9th in the state of Florida.

“ T h i s year’s team is better than prior years because I feel the wres-tlers will go further into the playoffs,” Coach Monroe Owen said. “Last year’s team had more of a demanding sched-ule.”

The team is ending the sea-son on a great win streak and is confident heading into the

playoffs. The team really took a turn when Hernandez wrestled a higher ranked wrestler and defeated him.

“It really gave Luis and the team a lot of confidence and respect,” Coach Owen said.

The boys this year look to compete into the playoffs and continue up until states.

T h i s year’s team has not broken any r e c o r d s but Coach Owen an-t i c i p a t e s there will

be one broken in states compe-tition.

“The will to win is not as im-portant as the will to prepare to win,” Coach Owen said.

The boys look to end the season on a good note and ad-vance all the way through the playoffs.

The girls’ soccer team has had a tremendous season so far with a 14-3-1 overall record. The team has beaten every single team in the district besides rival Lourdes.

The team beat Varela on Oc-tober 22nd with a final score of 4-1. Then they beat Braddock on November 5th with a final score of 8-0. The next district team they beat was Southwest with a final score of 2-0.

The team has not played Sun-set due to a cancellation of the game that was scheduled for Oc-tober 25th.

The second time they played against the teams in their district the result was no different. They beat Braddock with a score of 8-0. Then they played Coral Park and won with a score of 8-0.

On December 20th the team played Southwest and won with a score of 7-0. This was the 11th

Girls’ SoccerBY VAUGHN BRITOSPORTS MANAGER

Jasmine Suarez uses her body to get in between the defender and the ball. This tech-nique creates a buffer because if the defender sweeps her legs instead of the ball it is

a foul. Photo credit: Catherine Toruno.

their first loss against American with a score of 2-3.

They were able to settle their draw with Southwest on Novem-ber 27th. The team was able to win with a final score of 1-0.

The most important game that was played though was against the team’s rival Columbus on De-cember 4th. It ended in a 1-0 loss though.

The team has been lead by se-nior forward Michael Mejia who has scored 7 goals in total this sea-son. Junior midfielder Adrian Da-vice has a total of 3 goals scored this season. Freshman goalie Da-vid Grajales has only been scored on 7 times.

The team is ranked 3rd in the state and 20th overall in the na-tion by ESPN.

The team has now moved into the districts bracket looking to move on to regionals.

game that the team was able to win without giving the other team a single point.

The only teams that have been able to beat them are Lourdes and Gulliver Prep.

Lourdes has beaten them twice, the first time 2-0 on No-vember 1st and the second time 3-0 on December 3rd. Gulliver Prep (which did not count for or against the team’s standing) beat them on November 11th with a final score of 2-1.

The team has scored a total of 62 goals this season and has only been scored on 6 times. They are ranked second in the district with a district record of 12-2.

On January 8th, the girls were crowned GMAC champions for the second year in a row when they defeated Goleman.

‘‘ ‘‘The will to win is not as impor-tant as the will to prepare to win

Coach Monroe Owen

‘‘ ‘‘

This year’s team is more of a rebuilding year

Coach Jose Andion

SPORTSTHE TA

LON

11JO

HN A

. FERGUSO

N SEN

IOR HIG

H SCHO

OL

FEBRUARY 2013Boys’ Soccer

After a 0-2 record in the pre-season, the soccer team has proved that they can play with their now 9-3-3 regular season record.

The team had a rough start to their season losing both games in the pre-season. They suffered a 3-1 loss to Sunset on October 30th, and then a 1-0 loss to Varela on November 2nd.

They had a huge turnaround against Braddock on November 5th. They had a 5-0 win which started the regular season off on a great note.

The team played back to back games on November 7th and 8th. First they played Southridge and won 3-1. Then they played Coral Park and won 2-1.

Just the next week they had to play back to back games again on November 13th and 14th. First they tied Southwest with a final score of 1-1. They then suffered

The boys’ varsity basketball team began the season on a rough note, losing their season opener against their district ri-vals Braddock.

Although it was the first game of the season, it was a close game until Braddock went on a hot streak to win the game, 6 5 - 5 2 . Through-out the first nine games of the sea-son, the team went through a rough time with a record of 2-7.

On December 18th the team had another chance to avenge their loss in the season opener. The team entered the game determined and ready for a win. The final score was 51-47 pulling ahead by only 4 points. The team’s success was accom-plished by holding the Bulldogs to only nine points in the first quarter. The boys looked to-

wards the New Year to start rebuilding and aiming for the playoffs.

“This year’s team is more of a rebuilding year. A lot of in-experienced players gaining ex-perience,” Coach Jose Andion said.

The team still struggled to begin the New Year as they lost on January 8th against the South Miami Cobras. The boys

lost their second game against them by a score of 66-33. With the loss of F e r g u s o n alumni Mi-chael Perez, the team has

looked to rebuild.The boys bounced back and

defeated the Sunset Knights on January 10th, by a score of 41-36. The team looks to win some more games and finish the season strong to achieve their goal, heading to the play-offs.

The team ended the season against Ronald Reagan Senior High on January 31st.

Boys’ BasketballBY JUSTIN SANCHEZSTAFF WRITER

Jonathan Schey takes giant strides to try and cut the distance between himself and the basket because ihe can only take two steps. Photo credit: Fox-Mar Photography.

BY VAUGHN BRITOSPORTS MANAGER

Sports

SPOR

TSTH

E TA

LON

10

JOHN

A. F

ERG

USO

N S

ENIO

R HI

GH

SCHO

OL

FEBR

UARY

201

3

The team was not able to beat Columbus the second time but they were able to pull of a tie with a final score of 1-1. Photo credit: Jose Aguilar.

Jullian Hererra cradles his opponent trying to flip him onto his back to score a pin and win the match. Photo credit: Fox-Mar Photography.

WrestlingBY JUSTIN SANCHEZSTAFF WRITER

With a record of 15 wins and only 5 losses, the wrestling team has improved its perfor-mance from prior years.

Junior Luis Hernandez has led the team this year, with a personal re-cord of 24 wins and 5 losses.

Hernandez is ranked 9th in the state of Florida.

“ T h i s year’s team is better than prior years because I feel the wres-tlers will go further into the playoffs,” Coach Monroe Owen said. “Last year’s team had more of a demanding sched-ule.”

The team is ending the sea-son on a great win streak and is confident heading into the

playoffs. The team really took a turn when Hernandez wrestled a higher ranked wrestler and defeated him.

“It really gave Luis and the team a lot of confidence and respect,” Coach Owen said.

The boys this year look to compete into the playoffs and continue up until states.

T h i s year’s team has not broken any r e c o r d s but Coach Owen an-t i c i p a t e s there will

be one broken in states compe-tition.

“The will to win is not as im-portant as the will to prepare to win,” Coach Owen said.

The boys look to end the season on a good note and ad-vance all the way through the playoffs.

The girls’ soccer team has had a tremendous season so far with a 14-3-1 overall record. The team has beaten every single team in the district besides rival Lourdes.

The team beat Varela on Oc-tober 22nd with a final score of 4-1. Then they beat Braddock on November 5th with a final score of 8-0. The next district team they beat was Southwest with a final score of 2-0.

The team has not played Sun-set due to a cancellation of the game that was scheduled for Oc-tober 25th.

The second time they played against the teams in their district the result was no different. They beat Braddock with a score of 8-0. Then they played Coral Park and won with a score of 8-0.

On December 20th the team played Southwest and won with a score of 7-0. This was the 11th

Girls’ SoccerBY VAUGHN BRITOSPORTS MANAGER

Jasmine Suarez uses her body to get in between the defender and the ball. This tech-nique creates a buffer because if the defender sweeps her legs instead of the ball it is

a foul. Photo credit: Catherine Toruno.

their first loss against American with a score of 2-3.

They were able to settle their draw with Southwest on Novem-ber 27th. The team was able to win with a final score of 1-0.

The most important game that was played though was against the team’s rival Columbus on De-cember 4th. It ended in a 1-0 loss though.

The team has been lead by se-nior forward Michael Mejia who has scored 7 goals in total this sea-son. Junior midfielder Adrian Da-vice has a total of 3 goals scored this season. Freshman goalie Da-vid Grajales has only been scored on 7 times.

The team is ranked 3rd in the state and 20th overall in the na-tion by ESPN.

The team has now moved into the districts bracket looking to move on to regionals.

game that the team was able to win without giving the other team a single point.

The only teams that have been able to beat them are Lourdes and Gulliver Prep.

Lourdes has beaten them twice, the first time 2-0 on No-vember 1st and the second time 3-0 on December 3rd. Gulliver Prep (which did not count for or against the team’s standing) beat them on November 11th with a final score of 2-1.

The team has scored a total of 62 goals this season and has only been scored on 6 times. They are ranked second in the district with a district record of 12-2.

On January 8th, the girls were crowned GMAC champions for the second year in a row when they defeated Goleman.

‘‘ ‘‘The will to win is not as impor-tant as the will to prepare to win

Coach Monroe Owen

‘‘ ‘‘

This year’s team is more of a rebuilding year

Coach Jose Andion

Febr

uary

201

3TH

E TA

LON

12

JOHN

A. F

ERG

USO

N S

ENIO

R HI

GH

SCHO

OL

Buy your yearBook

online Today!

www.yearbookordercenter.com

order number: 498

Don’t wait until last minute! they’re almost solD out!

The Talon Newsmagazine

Documents

Transcript of The Talon Newsmagazine