Junior States of America, a national nonprofit debate organization for high school students, will host an event for high school students on October 10 at the Roberto Alonso Community Center, 16500 N.W. 87 Ave., in Royal Oaks Park. The event, the “Miami Lakes One Day Convention,” will include a variety of debates around the theme “Constitution and Conflict in Changing America.” Sample debates include...

  Miami-Dade County Public Schools recently launched the Lean and Green Initiative in conjunction with the Humane Society which label vegan and vegetarian options as well as offering morse fresh food choices and providing nutritional information.  MDCPS has long offered free breakfast during the school year and more recently free meals in select schools during the summer time. Another addition to MDCPS healthy initiatives is...

  The Pratt Institute, a New York City based creative hub and college campus, served as the temporary home for Barbara Goleman Senior High junior, Deirdre Cardona during a 4-week pre-college program prior to the start of the 2015-2015 school year. Cardona’s journey to Pratt began in her sophomore year Chemistry class where instead of taking notes, she was distracted by an email from the Institute extending an invitation for a...

  Life long resident Edgar Carrero has realized the honor he has always cherished - acceptance to Harvard University, where he will enter as a freshman this fall.A recent graduate of MAST Academy on Virginia Key, Carrero is a true Miami Laker having attended Bob Graham Education Center from kindergarten to 8th grade. A stellar student along the way, Carrero also player soccer, excelled in Tae Kwon Do, swam for the PSN pool and...

  Vice President Joe Biden was in South Florida on September 2-3 to speak at Miami Dade College and the Jewish Community Center in Davie. Biden spoke at the Science Center at MDC's north campus addressing the importance of helping more Americans go to college. The Vice President was last at MDC to deliver the keynote address at the 2014 commencement. Biden came to South Florida to lend a hand to Senate Democrats and the administration's...