BGEC eighth graders visit Florida universities

Education Tuesday, July 14, 2015

  Fifty Bob Graham Education Center (BGEC) eighth graders visited five Florida universities in early June. As members of BGEC's innovative after school club, The COUP (College Offers Unlimited Possibilities), the scholars learned the value of exploring colleges and careers in order to make more informed decisions later in life.  This was the second annual COUP College Road Trip, which visits University of Central Florida (Orlando),...
  The Assessment Center at Miami Dade College’s (MDC) School of Justice will offer the Advanced Teen Safety Driving Program on Friday, July 31, at North Campus, 11380 N.W. 27 Avenue. The course, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., will give students the tools to handle the complex situations that driving in a crowded urban environment can present. Open to drivers 16-21 years old with at least six months of driving experience, will include...
  St. Thomas University announced that prominent businessman and philanthropist Gus Machado recently pledged $5 million to the university, the single largest gift to date for the Catholic school, that would provide the cornerstone of the construction funding for the new state-of-the art School of Business building.St. Thomas alumnus and trustee and business executive Jorge Rico helped jumpstart the university’s ambitious project...

Goleman adds one-of-a-kind law enforcement magnet

Education By R.A. Romero, The Miami Laker staff Wednesday, July 1, 2015

  Without missing a beat, Barbara Goleman Senior High School has celebrated the accomplishments of its 2015 graduating class while simultaneously planning for the future. As the first graduating Capstone class left the halls of Goleman for higher education, for 2015-2016 new students will be entering into a new magnet program called the National Security Intelligence Academy (NSI). The NSI Academy is also referred to as The Law...

Pace High students give back to the community with quarterly blood drives

Education By Rene D. Basulto, Special to The Miami Laker Wednesday, July 1, 2015

    In accordance with their Catholic beliefs and dedication to community service, Pace High School students have always gone above and beyond to help those in need. No where is this more evident than its quarterly student-run blood drives held at the school. Pace student volunteers from the Leadership team run each blood drive in conjunction with the One Blood organization which provides the buses and necessary materials for...
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