Marist Brothers United States Province awarded a $2,000 ecology grant to the Evergreen Club at Monsignor Edward Pace High School in Miami Gardens.      Two Pace sophomores wrote the grant proposal, the school said.      Club founders Emilie Alvarez and Angelina Vargas are working to implement ecofriendly practices and promote education about ecology within the school community, a release...

    Legal Studies students at Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School will have a brand-new, state of the art courtroom when they return in August.       The courtroom that also serves as a classroom has a judge’s bench, jury box, audience gallery and tables for litigators to present their arguments.       There are also two deliberation rooms, a camera to livestream the action and...

A television commercial production crew was in town Wednesday, shooting a public service announcement for a very important cause: suicide prevention. The client is the state of Florida and its 988 Florida Lifeline campaign, which will promote a telephone number for people who may be struggling to call or text to get help. The 988 Florida Lifeline is a free, 24/7 service that will connect residents who may have a substance use disorder,...

The Random Acts of Kindness Club at Miami Lakes K-8 Center went to Crandon Park on Key Biscayne on April 27 for the Club’s third annual beach clean-up.   Club members from third through sixth grades picked up litter and debris around the picnic grounds and behind dunes.   The kids were joined by family members. They filled three large gallon bags with trash picked up in the public park during the afternoon, the...

Justin Correra Barbara Goleman Senior High School “I want to go to the University of Alabama,” said Justin Correra. “I want to major in civil engineering. Hopefully after college, I’ll get a job in civil engineering. I’m not entirely sure [what I want to do] but I mainly want to focus on buildings.”  Hailie Prieto Barbara Goleman Senior High School “I’m going to FIU to...