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...

The Miami-Dade School Board unanimously approved two items proposed by School Board member Perla Tabares Hantman endorsing October as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month throughout the District, and proclaiming October 15-21 as National Teen Driver Safety Week.“October is dedicated to highlighting the importance of early detection of breast cancer – the second leading cause of cancer death in women, other than skin...