Mike Monzon was texting with a friend who told him about feeling overwhelmed. Mike is a sixth grader at Miami Lakes Middle School. He told his teacher about the message, who reached the distressed child’s trust counselor. For comforting a friend and getting help, Mike was named one of the 10 winners in December in the “Do the Right Thing Miami” campaign. The program works with law enforcement and rewards children...

Bob Graham Education Center is celebrating two of it staff members:  Liza Hernandez, who was named Rookie of the Year, and Joanne Hunt, who was chosen as Teacher of the Year.      Hernandez has taught at the school for five years and instructs students in grades 6 - 8.      Hunt has 12 years of experience at BGEC and teaches reading, also to students in grades 6 -...

Positive Coaching Alliance, in partnership with the Miami Marlins Foundation, is working with 18 Miami-Dade County Public Schools to help student-athletes develop life skills, focusing on character, social and emotional learning and mental health needs this school year.      Jason Pratt, senior manager with Positive Coaching Alliance, spoke about his career via Zoom with students at Spanish Lake Elementary School in...

Love and unity in the community was the theme of the Orange Bowl’s Creative Art Contest. Creations by two seventh grade students from Jose Marti MAST 6-12 Academy placed in top spots in the middle school division. Jasmine Andino, 13, shown at left, created a digital illustration, above at left, that placed first in the contest held in the weeks leading up to the annual Capital One Orange Bowl college football game. The game was...

     The Florida Dairy Farmers chose Mater Academy Charter Middle/High School volleyball head coach Elsa Lopez Class 6A Coach of the Year for volleyball.       Lopez led the girls team to the 2020 Class 6A State Championship in November and the school’s first state title in girls volleyball.      The Lady Lions finished the season 9-2, which was shortened due to the...