When Ivonne Moton walks away from a 25-year teaching career in 2017, she hopes to leave a legacy that her students would remember and cherish for the rest of their lives. The Germany native has been indefatigable in her devotion to her job, arriving early to school and staying until 8 p.m. each day to make sure her students are meticulously prepared to take standardized tests and college entrance exams, as well as earn good marks on...

  Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School (OLL) participated in its first Give Miami Day fundraising campaign, with hopes to raise some much needed funds for playground improvements. Thanks to the school community as well as church parishioners, the school raised $15,756 with 174 gifts in less than 24 hours. “Through the generosity of our school family and parishioners, we will be able to remodel our children’s playground and...

 

As the hustle and bustle of the holiday season begins, Spanish Lake Elementary’s calendar is filled with joyous events.The Multicultural Show is the segue to the Food and Toy Drive, Book Fair, Science Fair, Honor Roll Assemblies, parent workshops, Turkey Bowl, Winter Concert, Reading Under The Stars, and a myriad of additional activities. ’Tis the season to celebrate. 

  Students and teachers from Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s Mission Club helped change lives this Thanksgiving season by volunteering at the Feeding South Florida food bank on November 17. Ten Pace students and Pace religion teachers Dr. David Masters and Nelson Bonet sorted 7,498 pounds of food at Feeding South Florida’s food bank in Pembroke Park. The nearly four tons of food will be used to create 6,248 meals to feed...

  Harry and Susana Elden of northwest Miami announced the engagement of their daughter, Dominique M. Elden, to Andrew J. “A.J.” Atchison, son of Irv and Sarah Atchison, formerly of Oakwood, Ohio, and now residing in North Port, Florida. The bride-elect is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and received her B.A. She then attained her J.D. from the Florida State University College of Law and is current employed as a...