On September 30 in Pace High School’s new Innovation Center, students from the Academy of Fine Arts Theater Program chatted over Skype with Broadway actress Lindsay Mendez. Mendez is best known for playing Elphaba in the recent 10th anniversary production of “Wicked” on Broadway, as well as other starring roles in Broadway and off-Broadway productions such as “Dogfight.” Two classes of Pace drama students...

  U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan recognized 287 public and 50 private schools as 2014 National Blue Ribbon recipients on September 30. Among the list are nine schools from Florida, four of which are charter schools – Mater Gardens Academy, Crossroad Academy, Terrace Community Middle School, and Doral Performing Arts & Entertainment Academy, the only high school in Florida to receive the prestigious designation. The...

  Mother of Our Redeemer (MOR) Catholic School girls jumped at the opportunity to participate in the Pace High School SpARTan Boot Camp on October 4. The girls attended workshops in music, art, theatre and dance. Each of them chose a field they enjoy and then together, they all participated in the theatre session. The girls were so excited to spend time learning more about the art programs offered at Pace which they enjoy so much. They...

  Jose Marti MAST 6-12 Academy (JMMA) students have been the Silver Knights since the school was established in 1987, but the school has never actually had any Knights adorn the school until now. The school’s PTSA board (from left, back row) Aurora Garcia-Hoare, Leticia Carabeo, Ivelisse Pacheco, Tayme Rodriguez, Vanessa Dongioma, (front row) Luli McArthur, and Paula Isola, banded together to gift the school its very own Silver...

  As proposed by School Board Chair Perla Tabares Hantman, the School Board voted to include in its 2015 Legislative Program the reform of Florida’s system of assessment and accountability in accordance with the recommendations adopted at its September meeting and in best interest of the students and teachers of Miami-Dade County Public Schools. “Over the past several years, the Florida Department of Education has been...