Pace High School announced top one percent students in the Class of 2016. Graduating Summa Cum Laude are Mia Bravo and Daniel Labrousse. Bravo graduated with a 5.64 GPA and will be attending Cornell University in the fall. Labrousse graduated with a 5.46 and will be attending the University of Chicago in the fall.

Palm Springs Elementary student Ariana Amador won the 8th annual Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department (WASD) District 13 “Every Drop Counts” poster contest last month, as she was among the 1,671 students from 96 elementary schools who participated in the contest.The contest is part of WASD’s Water-Use Efficiency Plan’s commitment to educate youth on the importance of water conservation and protecting this valuable...

The students at Miami Lakes K-8 Center, pictured with principal Carlos Salcedo (center) PTSA president Erika Nuñez (right) and Suzanne Choopani (left), participated in the Little Snowy Community School Project which raised funds for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. The school made a check to St. Jude’s for $500 from sales made off the book. Over 250 books were sold in two weeks. Miami Lakes K-8 teacher Suzanne Choopani...

Perla Tabares Hantman, chairman of the Miami-Dade County School Board, joins students at M.A. Milam K-8 Center who participated in the celebration of the 20th of May, Cuban Independent Day. On that date, Cuba ceased being a colony of Spain and joined the community of free democratic republics in the Western Hemisphere. Hantman has sponsored a celebration of the historic day for the past 13 years at Milam K-8, currently under the leadership of...

Lady Trojans soccer star Iliana Alvarado will be playing soccer for a few more years. The Hialeah Miami Lakes senior was awarded a full scholarship to Dodge City Community College in Dodge City, Kansas. Alvarado has been the Trojans’ goalie for three years. An injury limited her play during her senior year but she was still awarded the scholarship. During her time dawning the orange and blue, Alvarado was able to average 8 to 10 saves...