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JROTC Mini Raiders Host the First Competition of the Year

Irela Montelongo, Staff writer • Sep 25, 2024

From the first day of school, the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps Raiders wasted no time getting to work. Staying after school every day, singing their cadence, marching, going on 5k runs and doing...

Working Toward Speech and Debate Nationals

Kate Kuryla and Gracie Luzarraga • Mar 29, 2024

Sitting across from each other, Sara Lecon and Naomi Galex are surrounded by law notes and case samples of possible arguments. With each point they craft and rebuttal they practice, the intensity in...

Publication Pride and Competitive Spirit Expressed at Field Day

Luke Savage and Santiago Rodriguez • Feb 28, 2024

For a few hours, Cavaliers in media publications had the chance to contend through various events covered in the colors of their school. On Feb. 23, at 12 p.m., Coral Gables Senior High School’s publications...

Cavaliers Cinch Culinary Challenge at MDC Innov@te-CTEC

Elijah Cima, Staff Writer • Dec 6, 2023

Under the pressure of time, the three chefs representing Coral Gables Senior High embarked on their tasks in the kitchen, each focused on chopping chicken breast, mixing a mustard and vinegar sauce and...

Felipe Escobar and Juan Varela Make the Future Bright

Luke Savage, Staff Writer • Oct 8, 2023

What started as a business dream, now brings Coral Gables Senior High's Felipe Escobar and Juan Varela to New York's national Entrepreneurship Youth Competition. The app and website they named "Bright",...

Triumph Over Trials: The Mock Trial Team’s Road to the Top

Selena Feal, Staff Writer • Mar 3, 2023

As the mock trial competition season begins, the sound of gavels echoes through the courtroom and the pressure to win intensifies. But for one team, the journey to victory is more than just a competition:...

Leaping to New Heights: Adelaide Schoeni Takes Over the Rink

Kate Kuryla, Staff Writer • Jan 24, 2023

Born and raised in Miami, Fla., freshman Adelaide Schoeni is ironically accustomed to frigid temperatures more than most. While teenagers are easily attracted to sports like basketball and football, Schoeni...

Leonardo Grisard Just Keeps Swimming

Lenny Roque, Staff Writer • Dec 7, 2021

Waking up every day at 5 a.m. to immerse himself in cold water or do reps that involve calisthenic training before the school bell rings, Leonardo Grisard is a dedicated swimmer who spends most of his...

Holiday Door Decorations Competition

Amanda Perez and Lea Bergeot • Dec 4, 2021

In the past few weeks, multiple classrooms around Coral Gables Highschool entered in a Christmas door competition. Determined teachers and helpful, hardworking students spent many days getting their classroom doors as festive as possible to be ready to be judged. Judging took place December 3rd, Friday of last week. Everyone was setting their way into the holiday spirit allowing the school to shine bright with Christmas cheer. Congratulations to the winners of the competition and all the students who worked hard with them. In first place Ms. Leal-Garcia, 2nd is Ms. Monzon, and in 3rd place is Ms. Gonzalez.

Holiday Door Decorations

Maria Fernandez, Photographer • Dec 3, 2021

For the month of December, teachers decorated their doors to showcase their artistic abilities and holiday spirit. With winners ranging from snow globes, to gingerbread houses, to Cuban-inspired cardboard decorations; the hallways were adorned with holiday items and Gables pride. Congratulations to the winners: Ms. Leal-Garcia in first place, Ms. Monzon in second, and Ms. Gonzalez in third!

The Return of Mr. Coral Gables

Camila Ruiz, Staff Writer • Oct 31, 2021

Coral Gables Senior High is welcoming back its Mr. Coral Gables pageant, an event in which male upperclassmen are given the opportunity to compete amongst each other in order to win the title of “Mr....

Gablettes Win First Place at Regionals

Audrey Lezcano, Staff Writer • Mar 14, 2021

Coral Gables Senior High’s dance team, the Gablettes, recently went toe-to-toe with rival school dance groups from throughout the region in the National Dance Alliance competition. They competed in the...