Miami Lakes Optimist baseball player Jasmine Harris was offered and accepted a full scholarship to South Carolina State upon graduating with top honors. Known to her teammates as “Jazzy,” Harris will be the starting shortstop for the Bulldogs. “This is a great accomplishment for a young lady who has worked extremely hard academically and is an amazing athlete,” said her coach Alex Castroman.  “Jazzy...

  Perla Tabares Hantman, chairman of the Miami-Dade County School Board, joined a group of student drivers at American Senior High School as they took the national “No Texting While Driving” pledge. The event was part of Hantman’s long-standing safety campaign to bring awareness to the dangers of risky driving behaviors, including text messaging.

  Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School recently inducted new members into its Student Council. The Council consists of four Executive Board members made up of eighth-grade students and one class representative from each homeroom in grades four through eight. The group represents OLL’s student body in many school-sponsored functions and activities, such as Grandparents Day, Career Day and Field Day. They also promote activities...

  Over the summer, several Monsignor Edward Pace High School students successfully passed the Microsoft Office Certification Exams becoming MOS certified. Sophomores Joseph Basulto and Cesar Jimenez, are now Microsoft Office Specialists in both Word and Powerpoint. Sophomore Alexandra Perez is a Microsoft Specialist in Powerpoint and senior Darryl Auberry, is a Microsoft Specialist in Word. MOS certification is the leading IT...

  You can go ahead and admit it – freshman year of high school is one of the most intimidating experiences for young teenagers across the country. Striding into a new school with a lot of unfamiliar faces, brand-new teachers, and crash-landing into the bottom of the social food chain is not an all-together enjoyable adventure.  Well, at least that's true at most schools. At Monsignor Edward Pace High School, however, no...