It takes years to build up the financial savvy to navigate the markets. But Sofia Diaz of Miami Lakes is decades ahead of the game, having just becoming the first place Florida state winner in the SIFMA Foundation’s InvestWrite® essay competition with McGraw Hill Financial. The young Diaz, a seventh-grader at Miami Lakes K-8 Center, was among the 20,000 students nationwide who took the InvestWrite challenge, and claimed her...

  Taking place across two weeks from June 9-20, Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s annual summer acting camp featured a mix of current and incoming Pace students along with students from middle school and other private schools. The camp instructed students, including those new to acting, on what they needed to be a part of any theatre program. Students took part in acting and musical theatre workshops, including workshops on...

  Several Miami Lakes area residents recently graduated from their respective colleges and universities and several others made their respective Dean’s Lists. Ruben Suarez of Miami Lakes earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Scranton in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Maria Ramirez of Hialeah graduated from Rice University in Houston, Texas, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. Juan Garcia of...

  Bob Graham Education Center student Christian Lamas (right) is the winner of the Youth Crime Watch Exemplary Middle School Student of the Year Award for the 2013-2014 school year. He was selected for having the most dedication to Youth Crime Watch of Miami-Dade County and for his commendable student leadership for the Youth Crime Watch Club at BGEC. Lamas is pictured with Jeff Gardner, Youth Crime Watch Club sponsor and Trust...

  As proposed by the School Board Chair Perla Tabares Hantman, the Miami-Dade School Board unanimously voted to have the District inform the community about the three-day tax-free weekend that was authorized by the Florida Legislature for basic school supplies, clothing and certain electronic equipment in anticipation of the new school year. “The upcoming sales tax holiday is a great opportunity for families to be able to save...