Miami Dade College guard Darius Williams is just a freshman but he’s making an upperclassman impact on the basketball court. Late last month, Williams was named NJCAA Region 8 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week and Division One Men’s Basketball Player of the Week following stellar performances in two back-to-back games. On January 12, Williams led the Sharks with 31 points on 11-of-19 shooting from the field and...

  Monsignor Edward Pace High School seniors Michael Barcelo, Mia Bravo, Daniel Labrousse, Maya Lora and Brian Rodriguez are the school’s 2016 nominees for the prestigious Silver Knight community service awards given by The Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald. Barcelo, Pace’s nominee in the Science category, has worked tirelessly to raise funds and awareness in the fight against cancer. The topic is close to Barcelo’s...

 

The Bob Graham Education Center’s jump rope team, the Bobcat Jumpers “A” team are pictured with their coach, Jeffrey Tandlich, and assistant coach, Ofelia Diaz, after their performance at Barry University. The jumpers performed during the halftime show of the women’s basketball game on Saturday, January 9. 

  Ibis Mendoza, a media specialist at Miami Lakes K-8 Center, was recently nominated for the National Life Group’s Life Changer of the Year Award, for her passion for books and reading stories to students and helping them find the books they request.  The annual program recognizes and rewards K-12 education professionals, including full-time teachers, administrators or any member of a school staff who makes a difference in...

  Known for their positive relationships with students and adults, consistent excellence, and experts in instructional materials, Spanish Lake Elementary teachers Nayeli Quintana and Christina Herrera were honored as the school’s 2017 Teacher and Rookie Teacher of the Year, respectively. Quintana arrived from Cuba in the fifth grade with no knowledge of the English language, but her perseverance paid off. In 1993, she graduated...