The Rev. Monsignor Franklyn M. Casale, president emeritus of St. Thomas University, recently received the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) Lifelong Leadership Award for his exemplary leadership and advocacy for success in higher education.HACU president and CEO Antonio R. Flores presented the State of HACU during the Opening Plenary, convened by Félix Matos-Rodríguez, president of Queens College, City University of New...

Miami Lakes Branch Library announced the following programs that are available for the public during January:For Children and Families:Movies and Stories for Kids – Watch favorite movies with family and friends. Movies being shown this month are Walt Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland,” “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” “The Sword in the Stone,” and Walt Disney’s “Peter Pan.” Events made possible by the Town of...

Gabriella Mestre, a senior at Barbara Goleman Senior High School, applied to Harvard under restrictive early action and received her acceptance letter on December 13.Mestre has taken 20 AP classes, every single AP offered by her school, as well as online dual enrollment classes in Business Law and World Literature. She is also a National AP Scholar and a National Hispanic Scholar, along with receiving the Harvard book award and her AP...

Ana Mestre is in her second year as a Therapeutic Paraprofessional Assistant at Bob Graham Education Center (BGEC) and has been named as this year’s Paraprofessional of the Year. Mestre is currently assigned to a student that is visually impaired. Mestre feels that she is instrumental in preparing her student for life outside the school. She tries to make it as comfortable as possible for him while at the same time making sure he is treated...

On December 6, the senior class at Dade Christian School presented Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital with money they raised and toys they collected. This fundraiser started last year with the junior class so this is the second year they’ve been doing this.Early last year, the donation was monetary; however, this year they were able to give money as well as toys from the kindergarten and elementary students. They wanted to do something to help...