As proposed by Board Chair Perla Tabares Hantman, the Miami-Dade School Board unanimously voted to endorse the 2016 Teen Driver Safety Contest, in collaboration with the Miami-Dade Metropolitan Planning Organization, the Public Schools Community Traffic Safety Team and the Florida Highway Patrol. The contest, now in its eighth year, is made up of the annual Teen Driver Safety Public Service Announcement (PSA) and Poster Contest that...

  Bob Graham Education Center’s Dance Team kicked off the competition season on December 12. They attended the American Dance Alliance Regional Dance Competition that was held at Reagan Doral High School and performed under the leadership of dance teacher, Mayri Martinez. The team entered tjree routines – Jazz, Open and Lyrical – along with 5 solos. The team was awarded Superior in Open, Lyrical, Jazz and a Sweepstakes...

  For the past seven years, JetStream Federal Credit Union has partnered with the EDGE for its annual toy drive. All JetStream branches in South Florida were collection sites for the campaign. The EDGE (The Early Development of Global Education) Charitable Foundation annually delivers over 1,000 toys to migrant families, children victimized by domestic abuse, and children victimized by human trafficking in South Florida. “Our toy...

  Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee announced the schedule of free field trips for residents, 55 years and above, for a variety of fun and cultural activities. The trips include: January 7, 10 a.m. – Hialeah Park Racing & Casino February 4, 10 a.m. – Zoo Miami March 3, 10 a.m. – Morikami Japanese Garden April 7, 10 a.m. – Perez Art Museum May to September, time TBA – Marlins baseball field trips....

  Judy Marty is the catalyst for her school’s rise to success. As the principal of Mater Academy Charter Middle/High and Performing Arts Academy, she has taken her school to new heights, from a little known facility in Hialeah to a National Blue Ribbon Award winner and invitations to showcase her students’ talents during statewide competitions.   And an independent research institute and government watchdog organization...