Students from fifth through eighth grade learned about science, technology, engineering, and math at Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s second annual Spartan STEM Boot Camp on May 14. Campers participated in four sessions of robotics, biology, chemistry, and engineering led by teachers and students from Pace’s Signature STEM Academy.In the Robotics sessions led by Hedda Falcon, lead teacher for the STEM Academy Emerging Computer...

Mater Academy celebrated the accomplishments of two students who were Honorable Mentions during The Miami Herald‘s Sliver Knight Awards last month.Students Yanisbel Ruiz received an Honorable Mention award for Business; Damian Dawson won an Honorable Mention for Drama.The Silver Knight Award is one of the nation’s most highly regarded student awards programs that recognizes outstanding students who have maintained good grades and...

Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High School joined the effort to send much needed supplies to earthquake victims in Ecuador. The Trojans held a supply drive during the month of May throughout the school. Students, faculty and staff donated various items that were needed such as canned foods, soap, shampoo, wipes, diapers and other non-nonperishable supplies.

Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High sent off three teams of two from the DECA Club to compete at states in Orlando for Marketing Communication, Sports Entertainment and Buying and Merchandising.The teams included Ryan Menendez, Chris Hernandez, Aileen Martinez,  Amanda Moreno, Jessica Basallo, and Bryan Jardines, who were required to take a 100 question test and act within a business scenario. The teams had 30 minutes to come up with...

Inspired by the tragic death of an 11-year-old girl who collapsed and died from a rare heart defect during dance class, the 7th grade students in the Civic Engagement Academy Law Studies Class at Bob Graham Education Center presented their Project Citizen project dubbed “Just a Heartbeat Away” and placed first in the Oral Hearing Showcase and finished second in the Portfolio Showcase.The project was created to raise awareness of...