Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho recognized Barbara Goleman High for ranking third among 39 local high schools with a 93.79 percent for student attendance for the third grading period of the 2017-2018 school year. “This outstanding achievement is the result of your exemplary efforts, as well as those of your staff, your students, and your school community,” Carvalho said in a letter to...

  The Bob Graham Education Center (BGEC) Autism Unit students put on a heart-warming show for parents, teachers, administrators and friends. The show’s theme was “Friendship,” and it included thoughtful performances by grade levels Kindergarten through eighth grade.   The show opened with Tabitha Stanley-William’s second and third grade class welcoming the audience with the “Hello”...

  Hialeah Miami Lakes High’s Project Citizen team was crowned state champions for 2018 during the We the People competition in Tallahassee, Florida, and is headed to the national championship on the West Coast. The team worked cooperatively to identify a public policy problem in the students’ community, researched it and evaluated alternative solutions in the form of a public policy. The students subject was on the rise of...

Two sixth grade students from Bob Graham Education Center (BGEC) were finalists for the 2018 Do the Right Thing Essay Contest. The students were selected out of 1,800 student submissions in Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Diego Paiz and Sabrina Hernandez, along with their teachers Jacqueline Arrojo-Hernandez and Christina Hernandez were honored at a ceremony on May 23 at the Law Office of Holland and Knight for their excellent work.

  Mater Academy’s Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble recently finished first place and won the gold rating at the World Strides Heritage Festival in Washington D.C. Following the competition, both groups won the Adjudicator Award for receiving a score of 92 or higher. In addition, the program received the Sweepstakes Award for scoring combined scores that totaled 200 points, and the Jazz Ensemble received the Outstanding Band Group...