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Once Destined To Play At UM, DJ Russell Tries To Rebound With Sharks

October 27, 2017 Darian Vega Basketball, Student Profile

A YouTube video from 2011 depicts DJ Russell’s dominance on the basketball court. The blue chip prospect towers over his opponents, blocking shots and dunking at will—all as a middle school student in Jacksonville, Florida. By the eighth grade, the basketball phenom had verbally committed to play at the… Read the rest at our website.

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‘Speed Demon’ Breaks National Record At Double Dutch Championship

October 9, 2017 Alessandra Pacheco Wolfson Campus, SAS, Student Profile

For Chris Rosario, watching a jump-rope show at his elementary school for the first time was like watching fireworks. “The show made my jaw drop, so I picked up a jump-rope a week after that,” said Rosario, an 18-year-old School for Advanced Studies senior at Wolfson Campus. Rosario was… Read the rest at our website.

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Young Artist Brings Diversity To Her Art

August 22, 2017 Olivia Lafuente Art, NWSA, Student Profile

Adriana De La Torre uses her artistic talent to bring awareness to social issues. De La Torre is a June graduate of the New World School of the Arts High School. Being of Mexican and Japanese descent, she focuses on domestic and social issues facing women of color using… Read the rest at our website.

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Student Uses Karate To Shape His Life

June 9, 2017 Giovanni Del Fa Student Profile, Venezuela, karate

As a shy six-year-old, David Bavaresco left his first karate class in Venezuela in tears. His grandfather, Eduardo Bavaresco, predicted that karate wouldn’t be the kid’s forte. “Then at 10 my mom said I had to start a sport and I chose karate,” Bavaresco said. “My mom was shocked,… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing Wolfson Campus

Recent NWSA Graduate Receives Presidential Scholar Award

June 9, 2017 Alexandra Vargas Art, NWSA, Student Profile

New World School of the Arts 2017 graduate Adriana de la Torre will travel to Washington D.C. to receive the U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts award on June 18. She submitted two YoungArts portfolios and was chosen as a finalist in the Visual Arts category. De la Torre… Read the rest at our website.

Sports Men's Basketball

Sanchez Poised To Help Sharks Off The Bench

November 10, 2015 Andres Jimenez 0 Comments Student Athletes, Sharks, Student Profile

Two years ago point guard Victor Sanchez tried out for the Miami Dade College basketball team but he was ineligible because he was taking classes to learn English. Last year, the lanky Spaniard walked on to the squad but logged zero minutes. For the past two years, the 6-foot-2… Read the rest at our website.

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