On Friday, September 1, five students from Pace High School gathered on campus at the Dante Navarro Religious Education Center and Chapel for the second annual mass and award reception to celebrate the recipients of the 2017 Jorge Luis Lopez Esq. Family Foundation Scholarship.The winners of this year’s scholarship were seniors Leticia Saladrigas and Joshua Toledo, junior David Anthony Barbier Jr., sophomore Gaetan Jeudy, and freshman...

Pace High School and the school’s Campus Ministry Department are currently working together to offer aid to storm victims throughout the Caribbean and the Keys after the recent impact of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Through partnership with the Basilica of Saint Mary Star of the Sea in Key West and their organization called the SOS Foundation, Pace is currently collecting supplies and monetary donations that will directly assist the...

Miami-Dade County Public Schools released its STEM school designation list based on the 2016-2017 school year and Mater Lakes Academy’s high school ranked Silver in its first year of applying.The STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) designation is reviewed by the MDCPS’ Department of Mathematics and Science. In order to meet the criteria of receiving a designation, schools must participate in STEM competitions and...

The Miami-Dade School Board approved four General Obligation Bond (GOB) projects at its regular monthly meeting in September with a total project investment valued at $33.3 million. Voters overwhelmingly approved the GOB in 2012 to renovate, remodel and replace schools; expand student capacity; enhance safety; and provide technology upgrades. The projects awarded for design, pre-construction and construction included local high school...

Summer, the five-year-old cow who calls Hialeah Gardens Middle School home, was wearing a “mom-to-be” party hat while students, parents, and faculty celebrated her baby shower on school grounds in early September. Hialeah Gardens Middle School (HGMS) houses one of the few agriscience programs in Miami-Dade County wherein students in sixth through eighth grade learn about and care for a host of farm animals including Summer...