From the South Florida Sun-Sentinel

What do you like about living in South Florida?

By Bridget Farrell
Archbishop McCarthy

May 1 2008

"It's sunny and you can go to the beach all year round."

Michelle Arango, freshman, Everglades High

"The weather, the people and the beach."

David Thomas, junior, Flanagan High

"The heat, because even though I'm sticky and miserable, at least I'm not always cold and miserable."

Liz Nolte, senior,

Cooper City High

"Coming from the Dominican Republic, it was so easy to adapt. It doesn't feel strange at all."

Sergio Severino, freshman, Piper High

"I like the fact that it's not cold. I like the weather, and it's a lot safer to drive down here than it is in the snow."

Niki Pelle, junior,

Plantation High

"The ocean, because of the sharks. I like how they're designed especially for killing."

Weston Hawks, junior, Piper High

"There's always something to do. It's never boring."

Carolina De Leon, senior, Archbishop McCarthy

"I like the different variety of cultures. There's a lot of diversity. You don't get a lot of that in New York, where I'm from."

Priscilla Nunez, sophomore, Western High