BGEC students work with Moms for Soldiers

Education Wednesday, November 19, 2014

  Bob Graham Education Center’s National Spanish, Elementary and Junior Honor Societies have been working in conjunction with the organization America Moms for Soldiers during the past five years. This group of students collected and packed boxes to send to troops in the Middle East. On November 12, the students, along with their club sponsors and parents, packed 180 boxes exceeding the 175 boxes packed last year. ...

Pace High students tour various Florida universities

Education By Rene D. Basulto, Special to The Miami Laker Wednesday, November 19, 2014

  Juniors and seniors at Monsignor Edward Pace High School got a first-hand look at their college prospects when they went on a three-day tour of six Florida universities from October 6-8. The students were chaperoned by Pace’s Dean of Academics Rebeca Bautista and college advisor Lilian Dubon, along with a director from the tour’s organizer College Campus Trips. After meeting up at Pace early on October 6, students and...

HML Trojan Band wins 'Best in Class' at recent regional competition

Education By R.A. Romero, The Miami Laker staff Wednesday, November 19, 2014

  Hialeah Miami Lakes' Trojan Marching Band took home Best in Class for Visual and General Effect, and was the Class 1A Champion in the regional competition, Flanagan Falcon Sound Invitational, that took place at Flanagan High School on October 11. This was the first time in nearly 10 years that HML has taken home first place for this competition. In recent years the band has improved from 6th place in 2012 to 2nd place last year and...

Pace High uses Just.Ice.Coffee for aid to Haiti

Education By Rene D. Basulto, Special to The Miami Laker Wednesday, November 19, 2014

  Pace High School and its Campus Minister, Andres Novela, have worked tirelessly for years to give back to Pace’s Haitian sister schools, Moulin and Pewou, through fundraisers and missions to Haiti. Last year, Pace Campus Ministry started the school’s first-ever coffee shop to sell “just.ice.coffee,” a new way to raise money and awareness for this cause. The iced coffee is more than just a simple fundraiser; it...
  Rather than solely using technology to be engrossed in cyberspace activity, Jose Marti MAST 6-12 Academy is utilizing technology to foster connectivity and exploration among the natural world outside the classroom walls.  The Green Club at Jose Marti MAST 6-12 Academy, a STEM focused magnet school, has planted an arboretum with 38 species of trees, shrubs, and grasses native to South Florida. To help students in both middle and...
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