Students from Mater Academy Charter School won the Future Business Leaders of America State Competition, bringing home 10 first place awards, three second-place awards, two third-place awards, three fourth place awards and three fifth- place awards. As a result, 25 students have qualified to represent Florida at the National Leadership Conference in June in Atlanta, Georgia.

Jaqueline Arias-Gonzalez, Spanish Lake Elementary School principal, cordially invited the school’s Dade Partners, volunteers, and PTA Board to a dessert reception in her office preceding the Second Annual SLE’s Got Talent Performance. The gesture was a small token of appreciation given with gratitude to show the school’s appreciation for those who graciously enhance the learning environment.

Bob Graham Education Center (BGEC) Bobcat Dance Team has once again reached out to people who are in need their community.Through the guidance and encouragement of their dance coach, Mayri Martinez, and one of the dance moms, Yesse Ruano, they have reached out to cancer patients in need of love, comfort, and encouragement. When patients begin chemotherapy treatments, they endure several side effects and it is important for patients to be as...

Students from fifth through eighth grade learned about science, technology, engineering, and math at Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s second annual Spartan STEM Boot Camp on May 14. Campers participated in four sessions of robotics, biology, chemistry, and engineering led by teachers and students from Pace’s Signature STEM Academy.In the Robotics sessions led by Hedda Falcon, lead teacher for the STEM Academy Emerging Computer...

Mater Academy celebrated the accomplishments of two students who were Honorable Mentions during The Miami Herald‘s Sliver Knight Awards last month.Students Yanisbel Ruiz received an Honorable Mention award for Business; Damian Dawson won an Honorable Mention for Drama.The Silver Knight Award is one of the nation’s most highly regarded student awards programs that recognizes outstanding students who have maintained good grades and...