On February 6, Monsignor Edward Pace High School hosted its annual Career Day where 50 career professionals spoke with current Pace students. Among these visitors was U.S. Congresswoman and Florida Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. Ros-Lehtinen told her life story, explained her work in Washington, and took questions from a packed room of students inside Pace’s Spartan Center before the school’s opening bell. For the...

National College Fair runs Feb. 22 at Doubletree

Education Wednesday, February 18, 2015

  Representatives from nearly 200 colleges and universities will be at the 2015 National College Fair in Miami from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, February 22, at the Doubletree Miami Airport Hotel & Convention Center, 777 N.W. 72 Avenue. The free fair allows students, parents and other members of the public to meet with college representatives and get their questions answered. Free information sessions on financial aid, college planning...

Pace drama students wow audiences with 'Oklahoma'

Education By Rene D. Basulto, Special to The Miami Laker Wednesday, February 18, 2015

  After closing out last year with a popular production of the musical “In the Heights,” Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s Drama students were puzzled when they found out that their Winter 2015 production would be the 1943 musical “Oklahoma!” When asked why she chose a country-themed romantic comedy set in 1903, Pace’s Drama teacher Christina Pla-Guzman said that it was not only because the play...

Pace students attend D.C. Close Up continuing a 30-year tradition

Education By Rene D. Basulto, Special to The Miami Laker Wednesday, February 18, 2015

    Twelve students from Monsignor Edward Pace High School headed to Washington D.C. in early January for Close Up, an educational experience for high school students to learn more about how the federal government and the nation’s capital operates. Chaperoned by Pace’s Dean of Students Valerie Lloyd and history teacher Victoria Spadafora, the students became part of a 30 year tradition for Pace which has been sending...

MLEC PTSA sets annual flea market for Mar. 7

Education Wednesday, February 18, 2015

  Miami Lakes and neighboring community residents are invited to the second annual PTSA community flea market for Miami Lakes Educational Center (MLEC) which is set for Saturday, March 7, from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the school’s courtyard at 5780 N.W. 158 Street in Miami Lakes. Various school clubs and organizations will sell food, refreshments, goods and merchandise. The flea market is a major fundraiser for the MLEC PTSA and...
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