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From slavery to presidency,
Black History has evolved faster
than anyone would’ve imag-
ined. This year there are many
ways to celebrate black history.
Whether it be reciting a poem,
or having a Black History
Month Talent Show celebrating
Black History should be a fun
experience for all. Across the
country, people should ac-
knowledge those who fought for
freedom, civil rights, and equal
opportunities for the next gen-
eration. There are many lessons
to be taught through out cele-
brating Black History. Dedicat-
ing the month of February is
just one of the ways that people
celebrate. During this month
we honor people like Marin
Luther King Jr., Harriet Tub-
man, Gorge Washington Carver,
and more. This is a time when
everyone should come together
and learn the roots of African
Americans. Here at Corporate
Academy North we are celebrat-
ing Black History Month by
having a kickoff on Wednesday,
February 2, 2011. There will be
a follow up Black History
Month Show-Case. Students
have volunteered to recite po-
ems and speeches, dance, and
sing. Also the morning an-
nouncements will be spotlight-
ing different African Americans
and important events daily.
Although this is the way that
Corporate Academy has chosen
to celebrate Black History.
There are countless more op-
tions and methods to celebrate.
Watching movies dealing with
African American Heritage,
going to a play at the local
Joseph Caleb Center, or partici-
pating in any public Black His-
tory Month activities, are ideal
ways to celebrate Black History
Month. There are different
exhibits and libraries that any-
one can visit. We should all
celebrate Black History Month
together no matter age, race, or
ethnicity, and have fun doing it.
With all the opportunities and
public events happening this
year of 2011 why miss out on
such a great experience?
Celebrating Black History By: Keosta Reid
Now at the age of forty-eight,
Timothy Ray Brown is the first
man to be cured of HIV. In
Berlin, 2007, Timothy was
given a stem-cell treatment and
seemed to have no sign of
H.I.V. or leukemia as the out-
come. The procedure was origi-
nally undergone to cure him of
his leukemia. But amazingly it
seemed to cure him of his H.I.V
to, highly augmenting his life
span. He went two years with-
out any antiviral medications
and had not the slightest sign of
H.I.V. The stem-cell treatment
can produce many exceedingly
dangerous side effects for gen-
eral use. The donor of the stem-
cells in which the procedure
was made possible, had a gene
mutation, leaving his body
without the gene receptors
needed in order to contract the
deadly virus. There was no sign
of any left over viruses involv-
ing the HIV virus or any indica-
tions of him still having leuke-
mia. Many scientists say that
this is a breakthrough in science
but others say that it is still
experimental and should not be
made a regular operational
procedure. This should not be
made a regular procedure due to
the simple fact that the donor
had a mutated gene. Not every
donor will have gene mutations
so Timothy got extremely lucky
during this procedure. For most
HIV patients, the virus can be
controlled by anti-retroviral
drugs. Doctors would not put
them through the debilitating
chemotherapy and radiation that
Brown received simply to cure
HIV. Still, some doctors sus-
pected, based on past experi-
ence, that the HIV virus re-
mained hiding in his body. But
in the new report, the doctors
say that 3 ½ years after the
transplant, Brown's cell counts
remain in the range of people
without HIV. The procedure is
creating a buzz in the HIV
academic community in the
United States. Experts here call
the development encouraging,
but warn that years of work
remain before the treatment
could lead to a general therapy
against HIV.
VOLUME 2, ISSUE 3
FEBRUARY 2011 The Corporate Times
CORPORATE ACADEMY NORTH
5120 NW 24TH AVE. MIAMI, FL 33142
Student Life 2
Community 2
Opinion 3
School News 4
This Month in Pictures 5
School Calendar 6
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Dr. Doylene N. Tarver
Principal
Stem-Cell Treatment Seems to Rid Man of H.I.V By: Robert Smith
VOLUME 2, ISSUE 3 P AGE 2
A black lace 1950’s cocktail dress
will definitely turn heads especially
when the icon wearing it is know, no
other then Michelle Obama. Michelle
has been know for her keen sense of
fashion, being the wife of president
Barack Obama Michelle is always well
dressed and on point to the up to date
style. Her signature look includes wear-
ing sleeveless dresses and pallazio
pants. One of the most recent dresses
the first lady has worn was the vintage
cocktail dress she wore to the Christmas
in Washington concert. The dress was
designed by Norman Norell, a top
American fashion designer who died in
1972. Obama purchased it from New
York Vintage in Manhattan, a high-end
store for couture clothing that dates
back to the early 1800s. Michelle’s
loves designers like Jason Wu, Narciso
Rodriguez, Thakoon, and her favorite
Isabel Toledo. Michelle was not the
only first lady who brought style to the
White House the most famous first lady
fashion icon would have to be pearls
image by Kalani from Fotolia.com.
Former First Lady Jackie Onassis was
one of the biggest fashion icons in his-
tory. With an air of ladylike formality
and youthful grace, Jackie Onassis's
style still inspires women. Her mar-
riage to former President John F. Ken-
nedy produced one of the biggest
power couples in the history of politics.
When her husband became president,
she brought an era of high style and
glamour into the White House with the
help of famed couturiers, including Oleg
Cassini. Her good taste was influenced
by her blue-blood upbringing and a
distinct admiration for French couture.
Living up to one of the most influenced
presidential celebrity icon Michelle
Obama has a big she to fill. But she’s
getting of to a very good start. She’s
been on the cover of many fashion
magazines already Vogue, Essences, O,
and Ebony. And I’m sure she’ll grace
many more.
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www.ehow.com/how_4500783_dress-like-jackie-onassis.html
their title. We know as long as we put in
the time and play disciplined football
we were going to be successful and win
the state title. It’s a great feeling bring-
ing the title to the community because
they deserve it.” A thick fog descended
on the Citrus Bowl stadium, limiting the
visibility for the players but that didn’t
stop the Rockets, especially Devontae
Freeman Miami Central’s running back,
nothing could slow him down. Devon-
tae never ran out of gas. He came up 20
yards shy of the State Championship
rushing record set by Frost Proof’s
Travis Henry in 1996. The Rockets
erased a 17-point deficit and beat the
Panthers 42-27, The crowd cheering for
Dr.Phillips Panthers had their stands
full. By the beginning of the fourth
quarter, the Rockets were leaving the
stadium almost half empty. People
knew there was no hope for the Pan-
thers at that point. The players and
coaches celebrated, rejoiced, danced,
hugged and cried because of victory. It
was a great game indeed; the people
who came all the way from Miami just
to support and see their team play got
their money’s worth and left real happy
knowing and yelling out of their cars
“WE MADE HISTORY!”
Information Retrieved From: http://
www.miamiherald.com/2010/12/19/1980322/
miami-central-captures-class-6a.html
http://www.thewestsidegazette.com/news/
Article/Article.asp?
NewsID=106661&sID=42&ItemSource=L
http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/
riptide/2010/12/
miami_central_rockets_48_minut.php
For the first time in it’s 51 year history,
Miami Central high school is the epi-
center of football in the state of Florida.
Located in West Little River, the Miami
Central Rocket’s athletic rivals are the
North Northwestern Bulls. 2010 was the
first year that any school has ever beat
Northwestern twice in a season, and
Miami Central made that happen. It was
also the first year that Miami Central
made it to the state championship games
and the first year they won. They beat
Dr.Phillips Panthers from Orlando in
the FHSAA football finals at the Florida
Citrus Bowl on the 18th of December.
Michael Ross the offensive line coach
for Central, has been coaching for 16
years, the last two years there since he
transferring from Northwestern. He won
two championship rings with the North-
western Bulls so this is his third ring.
Asked his feelings about his team win-
ning the state championship title, he
responded “It feels good, because the
kids put in the time and as good
coaches, it feels good to bring Central
Miami Central Makes History, Wins State
By: Edgard Estrada
Fashion Fit For a First Lady
By: Brandy Roundtree
letter grade. Test scores not only deter-
mine how well each student is doing,
but also how well the student is doing
overall. High scores lead to more school
funding while low scores mean school
vouchers for students. The State im-
proved all grade level by eight percent-
age points, Miami-Dade improved by
16% points. Reading scores improved
for students in the third, sixth, eighth,
ninth and tenth grade. The 10th graders
taking the FCAT for the first time not
only did they exceeded the states aver-
age for passing but for meeting the
graduation requirements in Reading and
Math, they exceeded in growth. Official
says 59 percent of the student met the
Reading graduation requirement. The
school board is exceptionally proud of
the workforce that provide those out-
Have you ever wondered about the
state of FCAT scores throughout Miami
-Dade and Broward District? For start-
ers, in Mathematics our rate of improve-
ment in terms of students’ performance
in the third grade through tenth, Stu-
dents in the 4th, 8th and 10th grade have
been preparing for the exam all school
year and the result reflects that. Writing
scores also improve. But these scores
can be deceiving. The state effectively
lowered the bar—allowing students to
meet the standards by scoring 3 or bet-
ter on the 6 point scale. Previously, they
had to earn a minimum of 3.5. The
change was made because the state
stopped using 2 evaluators for each test
and averaging the results. to state is not
using an average of students scoring 3’s
and 4’s to help the determine a schools
come for a quarter of makeup classes
for students who need them and costing
the district some money. Not all of the
FCAT news was good, the scores of
Miami-Dade ninth graders went down
in Reading and Math so did the fifth
graders. Public schools teachers are
performing as well as the students and
when you provide students the re-
sources they need, the job gets done. In
the near future the Miami-Dade and
Broward District hopes that the scores
and improvement would stay the same
because it shocked them that the stu-
dents showed a lot of hard work and
improvement, they also put effort and
time to ensure that they pass FCAT.
Did FCAT Scores Really Rise?
By: Chanel Dixon & Markia Jackson
THE CORPORATE T IMES P AGE 3
After four years of underachieving,
seasons the Miami Hurricanes fired
head coach Randy Shannon. In four
years coach Shannon actually made it to
three bowl games but only coached two.
Of those two, he won none. He never
won the division or a Atlantic Coast
Conference title. After an embarrassing
loss to the University of South Florida,
the “U” athletic director Kirby Hocutt
fired Shannon. And within weeks the
team had a new coach, Al Golden the
former head coach of the Temple Owls
turned around a team that had previ-
ously gone 0-11. But when he stepped
in, changes were evident immediately,
the Owls Winning 17 games in his
Third and fourth seasons as head coach.
Golden was also a defensive coordina-
tor at University of Virginia for three
years. A defensive minded coach,
Golden hopes to get Miami’s defense
back on track. Coach Golden has obsta-
cles to face and
overcome. Defen-
sive issues have
become a One of
them being find-
ing another start-
ing cornerback.
Junior Brandon
Harris, the best cover cornerback he
has, decided to enter the 2011 NFL
draft. He has found a Offensive Coordi-
nator to replace Mark Wipple. Golden
hired Jedd Fisch, the former QB coach
for the Seattle Seahawks. He also still
has to find an offensive line coach. Af-
ter the offensive line coach Art Kehoe
the only coach to win all five titles with
the “U” is retiring. Even though he has
inherited a solid O- Line he still has to
have someone to coach them. Recruit-
ing is another obstacle after three of the
verbal commits the “U” acquired de-
committed after the firing of coach
Shannon. Golden has to put a barrier
around South Florida. With all the talent
here, they only have five commitments
from South Florida. The rest of the tal-
ent they are losing to other colleges.
Golden says his plans for the team is to
make them relevant again. In order to
make them relevant again he has to
recruit out of South Florida. Miami
Central are the 6A national champions
for the 2010-2011 season and people are
anxious to see how many commitments
Golden can get from there. For the last
couple year coach Shannon hasn’t done
a very good job recruiting the talent
here. This upcoming 2011-2012 season
will be interesting, with issues like re-
cruiting, positions, and coaching. It is
clear to see coach Golden has his work
cut out for him. No one is certain about
how the future of the “U” will go.
Sports
The Future of the ―U‖
By: David Jackson
VOLUME 2, ISSUE 3 P AGE 4
Tacoriya Bryant
Andrea Richardson
Rodrick Stephens
Wayne Tarpley
and Lizandra Williams
Corporate Academy North
will like to take the time to
acknowledge our Shining
Reading Stars.
Congratulations to.. ..
Mrs. Foster-
Reading for dollars read the
most books for 100 dollars.
From Mrs. Braynon—
Seniors don't’ forget the
ACT test is coming, study.
Make sure you check corpo-
rate website for scholar-
ships. Time is ticking please
insure you do all class work
to graduate.
5000 Role Models:
Young men, The 5000 Role
Models of Excellence project
Site Coordinator– Mr. Forbes
Congratulations to
Sady Martinez
Lemuel McKenzie
and Jesus Fernando
for Doing the Right Thing.
C.I.S.
Community in Schools Mentor
Program Site Coordinator-
Mrs. Sonise Carri.
Heiken Vision coming Febru-
ary 25th. In need of Commu-
nity Service hours, come see
Ms. Kerry. Guest speaker for
bullying will be here on the
8th. Reminder, Burger king
mentor trip February 11th.
U.S. Coast Guard the 16th
Corporate Academy’s
Shining Reading Stars
School Sponsored Events and Important Events
C.A.N. Clubs and Organizations
This Month in Pictures
Corporate Academy North
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Phone: 305 634 4650
Fax: 305 637 1693
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