Students from the Civics Engagement Academy (CEA) at Bob Graham Education Center (BGEC) spent the summer reading and meeting in small groups to prepare for the upcoming school year. This included reading Senator Bob Graham's most recent book - “America, The Owner's Manual: How To Fight City Hall And Win.”  On August 3, the CEA students and their teachers met at Town Hall to check in on the work they had done over the summer....

School Board member Perla Tabares Hantman attended UTD Foundation: Real World Civic Engagement from the Classroom to the Community event on August 4 with former U.S. Senator, Bob Graham, at Lake Stevens Middle School.“I am proud to have attended this event with Senator Graham, a longtime champion of public education,” said Hantman. “I would like to thank Jorge M. Bulnes, the principal of Lake Stevens Middle School, for...

Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem congratulates Tiger Nunez who was recently named the new principal of Mater Academy, replacing Judy Marty, who was promoted to a new position. Nunez was the athletic director for Miami High in the 1990s, when Haslem was coached by the legendary Shaky Rodriguez, who’s Mater Academy’s current head basketball coach. Rodriguez led the Stingarees to five state champions and complied over 600 victories....

The College Board released earlier in the summer the Advanced Placement scores and Mater Lakes Academy received a 72 percent passing rate, the school’s highest ever passing rate.In order to receive a passing score, the AP students must earn a score of 3 or higher in their exam. This year 309 students tested 749 exams, the highest in Mater Lakes Academy history. Over the last five years, Mater Lakes has consistently increased its passing...

David Espantoso, a 2017 Mater Academy graduate who is heading to the University of Florida in the fall, was among 11 recipients who earned the International Champions Cup $10,000 scholarship award. The recipients were announced at the International Champions Cup match at Hard Rock Stadium, where they received free tickets the contest. Espantoso and the other recipients won the scholarship award for demonstrating a financial need to attend...