Obituary: Ginette Marie-Jose Lillo

Featured By Linda Trischitta, Editor Wednesday, October 30, 2024

    Award-winning artist and teacher Ginette Marie-Jose Lillo died Oct. 7 while in hospice care in Fort Lauderdale. She was 91.      A longtime instructor at Mary Collins Community Center in Miami Lakes, she also gave...
  Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s Starlettes continued their long history of success and awards by placing second in the nation in the Jazz Division and third in the Hip Hop Division at the National Dance Association National Championship held in Orlando on February 26 through 28.  In the Jazz Division, a troupe of five girls and one boy performed a routine centered on a love story set to Celine Dion’s song...

Bobcat Cheerleaders defend title

Community Thursday, March 17, 2016

  For the past 6 years the Bobcat Cheerleaders at Bob Graham Education Center have been a force to be reckoned with, winning first place in their regional, state and national cheer competitions year after year. The Bobcat Cheerleaders continued that winning momentum by defending their title ranking 1st Place in their division at the regional cheer competition that took place in early February at the Elite Bash Cheer Competition.
  Pace’s student body and faculty celebrated their diversity with performances, food, and festivities during Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s Annual Cultural Week from February 29 to March 4. The week opened with French Culture as French music played over the school’s PA system in between classes while the French Club sang, danced, and served traditional French snacks during the school lunches. The Black Student...

 

Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High is celebrating the acceptance of its students into top universities such as the University of Miami, Princeton, University of Florida, and Georgetown among others. Out of 300 graduating seniors, 250 have been accepted to a variety of colleges and universities. The school’s administration and faculty congratulated the students on their work and future endeavors. 

Carvalho wins Harold W. McGraw Jr. Prize

Education Wednesday, March 16, 2016

  Alberto M. Carvalho, Superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, was named winner of the 2016 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education. Carvalho will receive the U.S. K-12 prize for his “exemplary leadership in raising standards and improving graduation rates in a complex urban district, which is an outstanding model for others.” "The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education is among our nation’s most coveted...
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