The Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory Academic Team (aka The Brainiacs) made history, yet again, as they outsmarted their competition and enjoyed a repeat victory on June 5 as the team was crowned the 2014 champions of BECON-TV’s “School Duel.” This is the second consecutive “School Duel” win for the team.The competition was fierce with The Brainiacs defeating Westminister Academy in the first...

  Christina Lujan, a 2014 graduate from Monsignor Edward Pace Senior High School, is the recipient of the Mahatma Rice and Univision Radio Scholarship. Lujan's award-winning essay for the scholarship discussed her love for psychology and how her studies at Pace have helped shaped her for a God-given call for a career in counseling.  “I included in my essay how my school has provided me with the essential courses that...

  Forty-five students from Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) will have the opportunity to participate in a summer program called Future Bankers' Camp. CareerSource South Florida and other local banking institutions are sponsoring the program to strengthen its commitment to expose students to careers in the financial industry. The Miami Dade College School of Business and the Center for Financial Training Future Bankers’...

  Miami Lakes resident Christina Marie Foliacci completed the first year of Law School at St. Thomas University during the Spring semester and was the honored recipient of the Coli Excellence for the Future Award for outstanding achievement in the study of Advanced Legal Research and Writing. Foliacci graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and a central focus in Political Science in May 2013....

  Barbara Goleman graduate, Jordan Thompson, celebrated his birthday in the last weeks of his senior year to a great surprise from the school. Appropriately named “The Wall of Presidents,” a wall in the school's main office will now feature the student government and student class presidents for their consistent efforts and achievements. Thompson will be attending Florida International University this fall to pursue a degree...