Bob Graham Education Center is recognizing two of its teachers. Jennifer Leal-Mansito, above, was named Teacher of the Year for the 2019-2020 school year. Leal-Mansito attended public schools in Miami-Dade County and began teaching at BGEC in 2002. She has held the role of grade level chair, assisted with numerous events at school and mentored new teachers, interns and student volunteers. The school chose her colleague Rodannie...

Florida International University diver Maha Gouda is headed to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo this summer. The sophomore qualified to represent her home country of Egypt in the Olympics 10-meter platform diving event after she won a gold medal in the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Morocco, FIU said. Gouda won one of the two gold medals for her country. Along with qualifying for the Olympics, Gouda won gold in the 3-meter mixed synchro and...

Clyde Glover has coached girls high school basketball for 30 years and enjoys building winning teams. In two decades at Monsignor Edward Pace High School, the Lady Spartans won three state championships in 2002, 2003 and 2005 under his leadership, Glover said. During the past nine years, Glover said he won five district championships at three schools: twice at Miramar High School, twice at Miami Northwestern Senior High and one for Booker...

Three sixth graders from Miami Lakes K-8 Center placed third in the Sixth Annual Innov@te-CTEC Coding Competition, held Dec. 7 at Miami Dade College’s Wolfson campus. Anthony Gonzalez, Daniel Jorge and Christopher Diaz are shown left to right above with their teacher Ana Vo. The students competed against eight other middle schools. Photo courtesy of the school, which is at 14250 NW 67th Ave. At the Florida Gulf Coast University 16th...

Santa and Mrs. Claus made their way to Bob Graham Education Center on Dec. 16 when they surprised Teacher Kimberly Ottaviani’s second grade class. Everyone sang Christmas carols and shared milk and cookies and posed for the photo above. Three days later, the school, at 15901 NW 79th Ave. in Miami Lakes, held its seventh annual holiday dance recital. The Baby Bobcats and the Bobcat Dance Team, shown in the photo below, performed to...