Miami Lakes native Matthew J. Fernandez received a Bachelor of Arts in Ministry Studies, Cum Laude, from The Baptist College of Florida in Graceville, Florida. BCF president Thomas A. Kinchen conferred degrees on 49 graduates during commencement services held on December 9.Fernandez is the son of Otto and Lourdes Fernandez of Miami Lakes. The new college graduate is a former member of Riverside Baptist Church in Miami. Following...

The Miami-Dade County Public School Board unanimously approved three items proposed by Board member Perla Tabares Hantman at a December regular monthly meeting.The items proposed opportunities to collaborate with community entities that can deliver free, high quality and engaging youth programs to students during out-of-school periods; a request for authorization of the Superintendent to encourage all of Miami-Dade’s public schools to...

Pace High School is collecting new, unwrapped toys for its annual Christmas toy drive in conjunction with NBC 6 and Telemundo 51’s Caravan of Joy.For the tenth straight year, Pace will be sending busloads of toys and choir singers to the NBC 6/Telejmundo 51 studios for Caravan of Joy when the toy drive concludes on December 16.This year, Pace dancers will be traveling as well to perform along with the Spartans in Harmony choir on live...

More than 350 Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ partners joined their principal counterparts in November to begin their day of service as “Principal TODAY.”Designed to build long-term business/school partnerships that benefit MDCPS students, the breakfast offers principals and business leaders the opportunity to prepare for their day of service that was held  on Thursday, December 8.The event is held in partnership with...

Art Basel, the world's premier modern and contemporary art fair, returned to South Florida this year on the first weekend of December. Since its inauguration 15 years ago, the fair has partnered with Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ (M-DCPS) Visual Arts Department to expose students to the world of art.Students from all over the county participated in events such as the RAW Project and nearly 600 M-DCPS students attended Art Basel at...