Barbara Goleman's seniors were nominated in different categories for the The Miami Herald’s Silver Knight Award program. The nominees were a handful among dozens throughout the county.The winners were awarded in late May. Goleman's Silver Knight nominees included: Bryan Benaiges has a weighted GPA of 6.167. Some of his accolades include receiving the Outstanding Student Award in subjects like AP World History, Language Arts and...

  Perla Tabares Hantman, chairman of the Miami-Dade County School Board, is joined by Hialeah Mayor Carlos Hernandez and a group of students at M.A. Milam K-8 Center during a celebration of the 20th of May, Cuban Independence Day. On that date, Cuba ceased being a colony of Spain and joined the community of free democratic republics in the Western Hemisphere. For the past 11 years, Hantman has been sponsoring this celebration at the...

  Bernie Marcus, co-founder and former CEO of The Home Depot and founder of the national Job Creators Network, visited the Latin Builders Association Construction and Business Management Academy Charter High School (LBA Academy) on Thursday, May 1. Marcus had a chance to tour the facilities and interact with the students and LBA Board members, sharing his entrepreneurial expertise. “We are honored to have welcomed Mr. Marcus to...

For Teacher Appreciation week in early May, Immaculate Conception Catholic School hosted a myriad of activities to honor its hard-working faculty. Teachers enjoyed a Chipotle lunch on Cinco de Mayo, a spa day at Macy's and sweets courtesy of Menchies of Miami Lakes. 

  Monsignor Edward Pace High School is offering new dual enrollment courses beginning next school year for students entering junior and senior years. Students enrolled in general or honors levels of English now have the opportunity to earn dual enrollment credits through Florida International University and St. Thomas University. While Pace has always offered dual enrollment courses in various subjects, specific requirements were in...