11th Grade: Dominican Day Activity

Every year the junior year class does an activity for Dominican independence day. This year it belongs to the class of 2022. Usually, a big Dominican bake sale is made where the class sells a bunch of typical food from our country like, “yaniqueques, frio frio, mantecaditos, mangú, salami, queso frito” and more. Because of […]

In Your Honor, Dear Country

To our beautiful nation, To our Dominican Republic, Today we raise to the highest our tricolor flag.   It is an anniversary, The birthday of a special nation, And full of joy we come  To celebrate our freedom.   It is with a lot of love and respect That today we get up  With our […]

Valentine’s Gifts by Alentia

February 14, better known as Valentine’s Day, is a date dedicated to making your loved ones feel extra special by showering them with gifts and gestures. It doesn’t matter if it’s a cookie, a stuffed animal, or a diamond necklace; what matters are the good intentions behind the gift.  To spread some of the love […]

In Memory of The Great Juan Pablo Duarte

On the 26th of January, a special moment is celebrated, the natal day of Juan Pablo Duarte y Díez. He was a Dominican military leader, writer, teacher, activist, and nationalist politician who was the foremost of the founding fathers of the Dominican Republic. His birthday is commemorated still to this day after being born two-hundred […]

The Biden-Harris Inauguration Gave People Hope

Joseph Biden and Kamala Harris’s presidential inauguration took place on Wednesday, January 20th, at the US Capitol in Washington DC. Both of them made history; Joe Biden being the oldest person to occupy office, and Kamala being the first woman of color with South Asian heritage to become Vice-President. Usually, former presidents and vice presidents […]

Honoring our Virgin of Altagracia

Every year, we celebrate on January 21st the Day of our Virgin of Altagracia in the Dominican Republic. On this date, we usually remember this Virgin, and thousands of devout Catholics come to the Basílica of Higüey to profess their faith to whom they call “La Patrona de Higüey”, or the protective and spiritual mother […]

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US Political Party Division

This election has been a controversial topic over the last few months. It caused a really big division between the republicans that supported President Donald J Trump and the democrats who supported the now President-elect Joe Biden. We have been seeing this election race on different sides all over social media like TikTok, Instagram, and […]

My Quarantine Experience

This video was originally for an English class. It’s about my quarantine experience, and how I’ve felt during it. The teacher said that for this project we had to use creativity, so I chose giving it comedy. I knew most people were going to represent it as a YouTube video about their life, and that’s […]

Open Forum: Digital or Physical books?

We read daily without even noticing. It might be through text messages, books, articles, Instagram posts, or any other thing that involves words. When it comes to reading, everybody has a preference: some appreciate reading online—using different platforms—, and others enjoy reading books printed on paper. They both have pros and cons, and every aspect […]