"Stay Calm and Chemo On!" Students, colleagues and friends piled into the gym at Miami Lakes Educational Center wearing originally designed t-shirts made in the school's colors – teal and white. Though the sound system was on, bleachers were down and a photographer was snapping away, this was not an ordinary pep rally. This one was for American History teacher, Jennie Susi. She has stage four ovarian cancer.  According to the...

Dade Christian School upcoming seniors Chloe Sierra and Amanda Socarras have attended the National Youth Leadership Forum (NYLF) for medicine after having been nominated by their teachers.  The NYLF is designed to allow high school students an opportunity to explore the world of medicine by having them be able to shadow physicians, along with other medical professionals. Furthermore, NYLF allows scholars to have hands-on experiences...

On May 24 Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s 50th group of seniors graduated at Miami-Dade County Auditorium with all the pomp and circumstance of five decades of tradition.  Dressed in their scarlet caps and gowns, they joined the ranks of thousands of Spartans who proudly call themselves "alumni." This class was one of achievers, obtaining over $6 million in scholarships. They earned acceptances to a variety of schools around...

Chloe Schwinghammer and Maria Pino have been selected co-captains of the Miami Lakes K-8 Center Cheerleaders for 2013/2014. They are both third-year cheerleaders and have performed together at Disney, at Miami Heat games, town activities and other events. The girls have been close friends since preschool and participate in more than cheerleading. They have been in Girl Scouting together for nine years in Troop 248. They also participate in...

The Hialeah Miami Lakes High School’s Future Business Leaders of America chapter is headed to California for the summer to compete in a prestigioius national competition. In June, the group won the state championship during the Florida Leadership Conference in Orlando, qualifying the six-member team to compete for the national title in Anaheim, California. The team includes Randa Raad, Ana Souto, Stephanie Bigot, Jake Camacho, Laura...