Lawton Chiles Middle School, with the assistance of the Miami-Dade Public Schools (M-DCPS) North Regional Office, began offering the only accelerated science program the county that assists fifth grade students in receiving a middle school science credit. The participants consist of 15 students from Palm Spring North Elementary and 15 students from Spanish Lakes Elementary.  Lawton Chiles worked very closely with these two...

  Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) was named the College Board Advanced Placement Equity and Excellence District of the Year for being the nation's number one leader, among large school districts, in expanding access to Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses and improving AP Exam performance. M-DCPS offers students a combination of 32 AP courses among 51 high schools to prepare them for postsecondary education and maximize...

  Back by popular demand, the Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s SpARTan Boot Camp, an intensive and exciting day of art, dance, drama and music, is taking place Saturday, February 8, in the Spartan Center, located on campus at 15600 N.W. 32 Avenue in Miami Gardens. Any student in grades 5 through 8 with a passion for the arts may participate. The boot camp will be hosted by Pace High’s Fine Arts department and includes...

The Graham Companies announced the winners of the “What I Love About Miami Lakes” Main Street Banner Art contest. From over 90 submissions, 26 pieces of art were selected to be showcased along Main Street. The artwork submissions were judged by 14 individuals with a selection of the top piece of work based on elementary, middle and high school levels. The selected top Elementary School submission was by Julian Hernandez, a...

  Miami Lakes Automall presented Barbara Goleman High School with a check for $2,680 on behalf of the school’s fundraising efforts during the Ram Gridiron Challenge Fundraiser sponsored by Chrysler. Barbara Goleman was awarded monetarily based on the 134 test-drives they got in late October. High school’s such as Goleman select a day or a school event, and through the Ram Gridiron Challenge Fundraiser, a local participating...