Miami Lakes Educational Center’s (MLEC) Cambridge Academy announced that Robert Michan Walsh, a senior in the journalism strand, earned the highest marks in the country on the Thinking Skills Exam. Students in the Cambridge Academy take a series of exams written to go along with a rigorous curriculum designed by Cambridge University in England. Students who pass the exams earn university credits. At MLEC, Cambridge students take...

  Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) has completed a feasibility study on random drug testing of students participating in sports and other extracurricular activities. The District will be initiating plans to start a pilot program for random drug testing of these students this school year. Last week, federal authorities charged seven people with illegally providing steroids to prominent sports figures, as well as high school...

  Sana Chaudhry, a Miami Lakes Educational Center senior in the journalism strand of the Cambridge Academy, was one of five students selected for the Bank of America Student Leaders Program. Every year, Student Leaders connects promising high School juniors and seniors to jobs that help prepare them for a brighter future. The program recognizes high school students that step outside the classroom to serve their own communities and...

Monsignor Edward Pace High School will be continuing one of its many traditions with its annual Back-To-School Night on Thursday, September 4, starting at 6 p.m. The event is an opportunity for parents of new and returning Pace students to meet their child’s teachers face-to-face and get an overview of the academic requirements that their child must meet throughout the year. Parents who arrive at 6 p.m. can attend an optional iPad...

  Stephanie Brito, a junior in the Cambridge Academy’s journalism strand at Miami Lakes Educational Center, completed the Summer Academy for Mathematics and Science (SAMS) program at Carnegie Mellon University. This is a rigorous residential summer experience for exceptional students who have a strong interest in math and science. Nearly 900 students apply annually for 70 spots in the program, which focuses on creating interest in...