Bob Graham Education Center’s Civic Engagement Academy Policy Making Committee traveled to the state’s Capitol in Tallahassee, where the students presented their Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act proposal in hopes of lobbying lawmakers to enact a law to raise awareness of the risks of SCA due to undetected heart conditions. The group’s project was inspired by the sudden death of 11-year-old Breanna Vergara, who died after...

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue is honoring its brave men and women during the annual Medal Day, scheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday, February 4, at the MDFR Training Center, 9300 N.W. 41 Street, in Doral.MDFR is recognizing recipients of the Employee Valor and Excellence Awards.More than 100 firefighters will be recognized in seven different categories, with the highest being the Gold Medal of Valor, which is awarded to sworn personnel for...

Esteban Guio, an alumnae of Miami Lakes K-8 Center, and Eagle Scout candidate from Troop 660 was a recipient of the Hispanic Heritage Foundation Award in a ceremony held in early December at the University of Miami. Guio, a senior in Belen Jesuit Preparatory School was the recipient of the Silver Youth Award in engineering. In 2016, the foundation honored 21 Latin high schools’ rising seniors in the Greater Miami area who have...

It’s a week of “Hope” at Pace High School as it celebrates Catholic Schools Week from January 30 through February 3. “It feels like people are overwhelmed around the world,” said Pace Campus Minister Andres Novela. “One of the messages of the Gospels is that of ‘hope,’ so we want to share that hope with our Pace community and the world.” The week is the biggest fundraiser of the...

Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) will observe “Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day” on Thursday, February 2, instead of the national observance on April 27 to minimize disruptions to scheduled testing (Florida Standards Assessment [FSA], and Florida End of Course Assessments).Designed to be more than a career day, the program goes beyond the average practice of “shadowing” an adult. Exposing girls and boys...