The Miami-Dade County Public School Board unanimously approved four items proposed by Board chair Perla Tabares Hantman recognizing the members of the Miami-Dade County Legislative Delegation, as well as the endorsement of Hispanic Heritage Month, “Walk-to-School” Day, and “Ethical Governance Day.” “I would like thank the Miami-Dade Delegation for their unwavering support of Miami-Dade County Public...

  Monsignor Edward Pace High School returns to La Siesta Resort & Marina in Islamorada for its 7th Annual Spartan Fishing Tournament on August 28 and 29. Inshore and offshore teams will compete in this multi-species tournament hosted by Pace’s Anglers Club, with proceeds benefiting both the club and the Spartans-4-Spartans program which aids students whose families suffer financial crises. Participants, which include Pace...

  South Florida Educational Federal Credit Union (SFEFCU) hosted 15 high school seniors from several Miami Dade County Public Schools as part of its Summer Internship Program. Students from Career and Technical Education Programs were selected to work in the Credit Union’s headquarters and branches. The Summer Internship Program provides interns a real-life working experience. Students work for five weeks in Accounting, Branch and...

  Superintendent of Schools Alberto M. Carvalho and Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) administrators and teachers participated in the second annual Synergy Summer Institute which provided training for over 700 principals, assistant principals and teachers from throughout the school district.The Synergy Summer Institute took place in early July for three days of professional development at Miami Jackson Senior High. The...

  Stephanie Brito, a senior in the Journalism Strand of the Cambridge Academy at Miami Lakes Educational Center (MLEC) was awarded the Top Female Student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Summer Program (MITES). Brito was one of 70 students selected from across the country and Puerto Rico to participate in the MIT program, the Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science (MITES). The program is a rigorous...