Hialeah Gardens Senior High School may be practicing distance learning, but Spirit Week went on as usual, and students and staff posed with their pets on April 20. Photos are provided by the school, which is at 11700 Hialeah Gardens Blvd. in Hialeah Gardens.Hialeah Gardens Senior High School Principal Maritza Jimenez with her dog MaxHialeah Gardens Senior High School Senior Valerie Castaneda with her dog Alice.Hialeah Gardens Senior High...

A family with ties to Miami Lakes, Hialeah and upstate New York is offering $10,000 in college scholarships to high school seniors who must apply by May 15. A third, $1,500 scholarship is for a Girl Scout who achieves the Gold Award. The application has a June 15 due date. Gina Rose Montalto was a Girl Scout and an accomplished student who excelled in everything she did. She enjoyed STEM classes, performed with her school color...

Jose Marti Mast 6-12 Academy Prinicpal Jose Enriquez, Jr.; Assistant Principal Sofia Buttacavoli; Kim Ferreira, ESE Specialist; Jonathon Milian, CAP Advisor; Aurora Pelaez, counselor; Christine Estrada, counselor and Melissa Andrews, Magnet lead teacher.

Language arts teacher Sara Yanes shared an Instagram post that summed up how she’s been feeling since schools turned to virtual learning to stop the spread of COVID-19. “The quarantine isn’t a break for teachers and students, it’s heartbreak,” the post reads from the Bored_Teachers account, whose members share Yanes‘ passion for education. Yanes teaches ninth graders at Barbara Goleman Senior High School in Miami Lakes. And...

Madeleine Gonzalez is a busy young woman. She’s 19, a senior at Monsignor Edward Pace High School, is a member of the National Honor Society and has donated more than 1,000 volunteer hours on behalf of animals, literacy and women and children in shelters. But she’s also a civic-minded student who wants to see more women become decision-makers in government. As vice chair of the Miami Beach Youth Commission, Gonzalez organized a...