Ian Cueli, 17, of Miami Lakes, was named a 2021 National Merit Scholar. Ian attended Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School in Miami Lakes and is a senior at Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy High School in Southwest Ranches. He will attend the University of Florida, and will receive the National Merit Finalist Benacquisto Scholarship, his school said. To become a National Merit Scholar, students must take the PSAT test, the National...

 Christopher Inguanzo, 14, is an 8th grader at Bob Graham Education Center in Miami Lakes.      In Christopher’s role as the school’s Student Council historian, earlier this year he interviewed former U.S. Sen. and Fla. Gov. Bob Graham, 84, for whom the school is named.      They discussed the importance of civic engagement and Graham’s legacy, among other topics. Q:  You have...

Educators who want to expand their curriculum with innovative courses which they design can apply for grants from The Education Fund. The nonprofit supports public school teachers and students in Miami-Dade County and is headquartered in the Town of Miami Lakes. “The Education Fund provides teachers with an incentive to try new methods by giving them the financial support they need that otherwise wouldn’t be...

Three juniors from Monsignor Edward Pace High School won Aspirations in Computing Awards. The National Center for Women & Information Technology works to increase the participation of girls and women in computing. Pace students Diana Porras and Gabriela Cespedes won the organization’s 2021 South Florida Affiliate Award. Exmiralda Bazile won the Rising Star, 2021 South Florida Affiliate Award. The juniors are part of Pace’s...

Loubensky Baine, 19, has won a Patti Grace Smith fellowship which gives him a $2,000 award and an internship with an aerospace firm. Baine graduated from Miami Lakes Educational Center and is a sophomore at the University of Central Florida. He is studying aerospace engineering and is one of 43 Black aerospace majors in the country to win the fellowship, the university said. “I am honored that the Patti Grace Smith Fellowship...