Tornado Travelers Club’s Upcoming Trip to Puerto Rico

Disclaimer: Jesaias Benitez is a member of the Tornado Traveler’s Club.

Come Feb. 18, 2017 you could find yourself exploring Puerto Rico. The Tornado Travelers Club explained that they are a “Malden High School global travel program [which] allows students to become global learners as they experience a variety of cultures in a unique way. Students from Malden High School will have an opportunity to pursue academic excellence as they problem solve their way through new challenges and experiences in each country [they] visit.”

Students must pay for the trip but fundraising opportunities help to lower the cost. Fundraisers include but are not limited to bake sales and scavenger hunts. The club offers scholarships to those who wish to lower these costs of the trip as well. A scholarship opportunity is to create a photo blog or photo journal from the trip.

Math teacher Sara Jones will be the group leader of the upcoming Puerto Rico trip. Upon arrival in San Juan, Puerto Rico, travelers will be taking a guided tour through San Juan to start off their seven day journey in San Juan, Ponce, Parguera, and Fajardo. They will take several tours to places such as the Yunque Rainforest, the Ponce Art museum, and have free time at Fajardo Beach to enjoy snorkeling.

Although there are only six spots left for the trip, this is an amazing opportunity for students to experience traveling the world with classmates and staff from MHS.

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Jesaias Benitez

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Jesaias Benitez is a junior at the Malden High School. He is the Head of Photography for the Blue and Gold this year. While his parents are from El Salvador, Benitez was born in New York, which is where he spent most of his childhood. He then moved to Malden and attended the Beebe Middle School. After school, he usually works at Boda Borg. He enjoys watching The Walking Dead and likes to eat Japanese food. Tennis is one sport that he enjoys playing. One of his favorite classes in school is AP World History. Benitez’s main interest is photography, he would like to pursue a career related to it such as forensics. This year, Benitez is very excited to work on photography for The Blue and Gold articles. He is also looking forward to working with the new members.

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