Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School students Rafael De la Cova and Mariel Dorismond competed in the 77th annual Miami Herald/Scripps Spelling Bee at Jungle Island.De la Cova is a four time school winner and Dorismond won her first school’s Spelling Bee competition to qualify to compete against 375 public and private school students from Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties.The middle school winner and elementary school winner went...

Mater Lakes Academy had 23 students that competed at the Future Business Leaders of America’s State Leadership Conference. The FBLA SLC was held March 23-26 at the Hilton Orlando.“The students spent several weeks preparing for their state competition once they qualified after the district competition,” said Giovanni Lorenzo, FBLA sponsor. “It is gratifying to see their hard work pay off as they compete.”This is...

Four Mater Academy students finished in first place in their respective categories at the Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA) regional competition. First place winners were 12th grader Sheila Perez for Dental Terminology, 12th grade student Sally Lu for Transcultural Health, and 11th grade students Natalie Roque and Yilliam Elias for Forensic Medicine. In addition, 10th grade student Liliana Gonzalez finished in third place for...

The Miami-Dade County School Board unanimously approved two items proposed by Board member Perla Tabares Hantman at its monthly meeting proclaiming April 2017 as Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month,   endorsing April 23-39, as Administrative Professionals Week, and April 26, as Administrative Professionals Day. “As an advocate for children, the District is committed to providing a safe and nurturing learning environment for...

Students from Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s Future Business Leaders of America traveled to Orlando as competitors and voting delegates to the FBLA State Leadership Conference and Competition on March 23-26. Students had qualified to attend the conference after winning several first and second place awards in the district competitions in February.At the conference, students competed in various business and career categories...