On Tuesday, August 8, the Giving Gators non-profit organization, welcomed the new principal Dr. Manuel Sanchez III and new assistant principal Nora Bueno to Barbara Goleman Senior High School (BGHS). Giving Gators leader Daylin Garcia said, “We are thrilled to have Dr. Sanchez and Mrs. Bueno as the new administrators at BGHS and wanted to be the first to officially welcome them and let them know that the Giving Gators are ready...

  The Mater Lakes Academy Chess Club recently won a local competition, collecting its sixteenth trophy in scholastic tourneys in Miami-Dade and Broward counties in the past four years under coach J. Michael Saunders. The team is seeking to win additional competitions during the new school year, as Saunders expressed gratitude to his team for allowing him to coach them and competing against the best chess clubs in Florida. “This is...

  Monsignor Edward Pace (Pace) student Guadalupe Diaz represented her school during this summer’s Hugh O’ Brian Youth (HOBY) South Florida Leadership Seminar held at Palm Beach University from May 31 through June 3.  Diaz, a rising junior and an active member of Pace’s National Honor Society, Student Government, Student Ambassador Society and Future Business Leaders of America Club, joined representatives from...

  Miami-Dade County Public Schools will begin Monday, August 20. To get ready for the first day back, there are several pieces of vital information parents and students need to know. For initial registration, all students must meet the immunization requirements by state law and provide evidence of physical examination. Other documents may be needed in order to register for the upcoming fall semester. For more information, visit...

Once again, Virnalis Arvelo's Miami Lakes K-8 Center eighth grade language arts students earn a perfect 10 on the Florida Standards Assessments (FSA) text-based writing. Every year, Arvelo promises to take her top writers out to dinner, and this year was no exception as they celebrated at Shula's 2. (Pictured from left) Eduardo Lacau, Madelin Yi, Virnalis Arvelo, Mia Concepcion and Nicole DelRio.