St. Thomas University President David A. Armstrong told the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce that he wants the Miami Gardens school to “become the premier Catholic university in the south.”     During his five-year tenure, Armstrong has doubled enrollment and increased fundraising; started the football team and built several new buildings, fields, three residence halls and even opened a pub on...

     Students in grades K-12 in Miami-Dade and Broward County schools are invited to submit their art to the annual Orange Bowl Creative Art Contest.      This year’s theme is “Courage Creates Champions.”      Student work should include visual representations of South Florida, college football, the contest theme and OBIE, the Orange Bowl mascot.      Every...

     Third grade students at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School prepared awards for their elders to wear during Grandparents Day, held Sept. 6 at the P2K - 8th grade school in Miami Lakes.  Grandparents were invited to share a light breakfast in the school cafeteria, visit their grandchildren’s classrooms and attend Mass, according to teacher Christine Calvino, who took the photos.   Shown in the...

    The School for Advanced Studies is ranked a top place for learning once again by U.S. News & World Report.     SAS has five locations on the campuses of Miami Dade College and is part of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools system.      The magazine said it was the third best high school in the country and the number one high school in Florida.       The publication ranks...

     Monsignor Edward Pace High School hosted 60 students at its Miami Gardens campus during two cheerleading camps last summer.  Participants worked on tumbling; lifts and tosses; dance and jump classes. They also did arts and crafts; field day activities; games; makeup classes; a fashion show; yoga and themed “dress out” days.       “We wanted to provide the community in the...