Miami-Dade County School Board chair Perla Tabares Hantman presented Dr. Verena Cabrera, director of the North Region Center, with the “Cervantes Outstanding Educator Award.” The prestigious award is presented annually by The Fischler School of Education and Human Services, Nova Southeastern University, to educators who have made significant contributions to promote excellence in the education of Hispanic students. Joining in the...

A Hispanic Heritage event and kickoff to the UMater campaign took place during after-school hours on October 24 in the parking lot of Mater Gardens Academy. Mater Gardens Academy usually commemorates Hispanic Heritage month with a day-time festival, however, some teachers requested that the event be held after school hours and using it to promote the UMater campaign.The UMater campaign is an annual fundraiser for scholarships, and...

  Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s boys basketball program hosted its first Catholic Middle School Boys Basketball Tournament the weekend of October 25 and 26 on campus. The tournament started Friday evening with the first round of games that would determine the standings for an elimination tournament that took place on Saturday.  The middle school teams taking part in this year’s event were St. Rose of Lima,...

  Bob Graham Education Center's PTSA has found innovative ways to raise funds and disburse them in the past, their last venture successfully equipping every classroom at the school with interactive smart boards. Now, PTSA members are  embarking on their latest undertaking – to disburse grants to teachers who wish to contribute to students in the forms of clubs, activities, and events but find themselves limited by the school...

  To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Miami Lakes, a group of art students and their teacher at Miami Lakes Middle School created a mural reminiscent of the 1960s when the area was an area of cow pastures and an immense dairy farm. The giant-sized painting adorns the school’s wall at 6425 Miami Lakeway North near the students pick-up, drop-off point, creating an image to reflect the many academics, magnet programs, sports and...