Family, coaches and friends of Barbara Goleman Senior High’s softball standout Angelica Montalvo gathered recently in Principal’s Joaquin Hernandez’ office to celebrate her college signing day. Montalvo accepted an athletic scholarship to attend Nova-Southeastern University and will join the Lady Sharks softball program for the 2014-2015 campaign. The senior catcher is projected to contribute immediately upon her...

  The Miami Herald's Silver Knight Program recognizes outstanding students who have maintained excellent grades and have unselfishly applied their special knowledge to their schools and communities. Nominees from all schools will be interviewed by a panel of judges in late May, from which judges will select one Silver Knight and three honorable mentions in each of 15 categories. The Silver Knight will receive $2,000, a statue, and a...

  It was at the bottom of the pile of college letters. When Miami Lakes resident and Monsignor Edward Pace senior Nicholas Fernandez opened the envelope, he joined an exclusive group of students that have been honored as a National Merit Scholarship Program recipient. The National Merit Scholarship Program is a well-known academic competition for recognition and scholarships that began in 1955. High school students enter the...

 

Bob Graham Education Center’s Bobcat dancers held their fourth annual end-of-the-year recital on Saturday, May 3. This year's theme was Dancing Through the Decades: 70's, 80's, 90's and Now! The program was composed of 30 numbers which were all choreographed by Mayri Martinez, dance teacher, along with her dance captains and officers. 

  It has been a little over ten years since Miami Lakes Middle School's Legal Department Head, Lisa DeYarza, first created the Legal Studies Magnet Program and led the founding class to first place in their first Project Citizen competition. Since then, DeYarza and her students have gone on to win multiple awards in various civic competitions including Project Citizen, Model United Nations, and District Mock Trial Competitions. Despite...