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...

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, which recognizes academic excellence, announced it has inducted Astrid
Sanchez of Hialeah, shown in the photograph above.
Sanchez attended Hialeah Gardens High School and is enrolled at Florida International
University, the society said.

Teachers from the Hialeah Gardens High School English department used their language and visual arts skills to share a message of love and support in a Twitter post on April 2 for their students who are learning from home during the pandemic. They are, left to right: Kia Allen; Doris Barrionuevo; Trina Cabrisas; Eric Cainas; Stacey Cardet; Elizabeth Ceballos; Brittany Cormier; Yusel Carballo; Tacoma Foster; Marisela Giler; Jessica Iglesias;...

When the Monsignor Edward Pace High School Class of 2009 gathered for their 10-year reunion last fall, the night was about more than who looked good or who became a success. The class decided to create a scholarship for a Pace student in honor of two classmates – Orlando Figueredo and Reynaldo Llanes -- who had died. The class raised $550 toward the effort, the school said. Pace Senior Sarah Celestin received the first scholarship. Shown...