Larry D. Cooper, American Senior High’s Rookie Teacher of the Year, is a person who has extensive background in sales, management and customer service skills. On the surface, one might not see the correlation between sales ability and teaching skills but Cooper’s classroom success show that they are one in the same. About seven years ago, Cooper was watching the movie “Larry Crowne”, a movie in which Tom Hanks played the role of a manager at...

St. Thomas University student Dung “Young” Truong was recently recognized by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and her school for participating in the 2018 Summer Associates Research Program with ADL. Truong conducted research and drafted a memorandum of law on “the use of Correctional Offender Management Profiling for Alternative Sanctions (COMPAS)” as a research-based risk and needs assessment tool in the criminal justice system. Her work...

The Monsignor Edward Pace (PACE) community congratulates the achievements of three of their seniors who have recently earned early acceptances to the universities of their choice.In mid-December, Vanessa Perez-Robles received her early decision acceptance notice to Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. The local Miami Lakes resident and Our Lady of the Lakes alumna has always been a highly motivated and well rounded student involved in many...

On January 16 and 17, 46 Hialeah Miami Lakes (HML) juniors participated in the school’s eighth annual college tour. According to CAP advisor Raquel Cruz, “Students that take advantage of this opportunity can see themselves at a state university outside of South Florida. They get a more in-depth understanding of what universities are looking for when they accept first time college students. Students are able to see what is attainable in their...

Adriana Ruzzi-Vera was named the Rookie Teacher of the Year at Barbara Goleman Senior High (BGSH). For Ruzzi-Vera it is an honor to be acknowledged by her colleagues. BGSH has exceptional teachers, all of her rookie colleagues are hardworking and reflect what it means to be Rookie Teacher of the Year. Ruzzi-Vera hopes that her students find her classroom to be a place where they can feel comfortable and a place where they can cultivate strong...