There will be no postseason rematch between district foes Mater Academy and Barbara Goleman High boy’s basketball team, as Mater beat the Gators, 75-38, in the 4-7A regional quarterfinal, while the Lions defeated Southeastern Nova, 64-31, to advance to play the Mustangs in the regional semifinal this week. Mater clobbered the Gators, 59-23, to win the district championship and Goleman was seeking a rematch to avenge the...

  Mater Lakes Academy student Veronica Ginzo was the first state winner for the Lions Club International’s Peace Poster Contest. The contest allows youths between the ages of 11 and 13 the opportunity to share their artistic vision for peace by creating a poster that reflects their plans for a better place to live in. Since its inception in 1988, millions of children around the world have participated in the contest, entering a...

  The Miami-Dade School Board approved three items proposed by Board Chair Perla Tabares Hantman at the February 3 regular monthly meeting including resolutions proclaiming March 2016 as Florida Bike Month, April 22, 2016 as Earth Day and recognizing the winners of the 2015 WalkSafe Statewide Poster Contest. “March is Florida Bike Month, which promotes healthy lifestyle choices, and encourages physical fitness and helps reduce the...

 

Miami Lakes United Soccer Club’s U14 boy’s team won the 2016 Kelme Cup at North Collier Regional Park in Naples, Florida late last month. The Miami Lakes team competed in a tournament featuring 154 teams from around the world and came out on top in their division in the Gold Tournament.

 

The Future Educators of America (FFEA) students at Mater Academy Charter Middle and High School won 1st place in the 2016 FFEA State Conference Lesson Plan Competition for their work on STEM. It’s the first time the group competed at the regional and state competition.