Helping Cuban citizens through difficult situations related to the U.S. Cuban embargo can be challenging, but very rewarding for an attorney. St. Thomas Law student, Betsy Vázquez de Rincón, learned the reality of it, first-hand, while traveling to Cuba with Elder Law Adjunct professor and attorney Enrique Zamora recently.The trip was coordinated in conjunction with the law school's Elder Law Society, of which Zamora serves...

American Senior High School’s JROTC cadets completed the U.S. Army Summer Leadership training camp. The program prepares cadets for leadership roles, encourages student achievement, wellness and diversity.

Six Mater Lakes Academy students graduated with their Associates of Arts from Doral College during their second Commencement Ceremony that was held on Wednesday, May 25. While completing their high school diploma these six students were enrolled in Doral College in addition to enrollment in Advanced Placement classes and in Dual Enrollment courses.Melissa Perez is graduating with a 4.969 GPA and will be attending Brown University. Pedro Munoz...

Boris Sanchez, his voice booming, brows bold, arms crossed, eyes peeled. The correspondent and anchor for CNN visited MLEC, his old time high school, to visit the Journalism class, giving insight on his road to an Emmy and journalistic success.“Be realistic,” Sanchez said, “I’m here to crush dreams,” he added, stressing the importance of hard work, sacrifice and luck.He interacted with the class, asked questions,...

Salute to Education is a scholarship program created and funded by the South Florida Ford and Lincoln dealers and Ford Motor Company. The program announced its 2016 award total of $168,000 in scholarships and laptop computers to 112 Miami-Dade and Broward County high school graduates.Among the students selected were a number of locals. Melissa Gutierrez from Hialeah Gardens Senior High was selected for the Foreign and Language Arts category,...