Intensity Dancers’ Studio celebrates its 13th anniversary, renovations to the Miami Lakes studio, the addition of an after school program and a brand new location in Miramar. The instructors at the studio are eagerly ushering in the new season which began on August 3. Renovations to the Miami Lakes studio included tearing down the inner walls of the lobby to make a more inviting space for the dancers and their parents....

  Teachers wear many hats. They share knowledge and life lessons. They are disciplinarians, coaches, mentors and friends. Lifelong educators, the type that turn an obstacle into a lesson or help a student see that a perceived failure is only an opportunity to be better, are hard to come by. This is exactly the type of person that Beatriz Sears, the newest member of the Miami Lakes Educational Center (MLEC) family as Vice Principal, has...

  Following in a decades-long tradition, freshmen and seniors from Monsignor Edward Pace High School participated in the school’s annual Freshmen Welcome Week. Festivities opened on September 14 with a quick meet-and-greet between seniors and their freshmen, followed by the Salt & Light School Mass. In a moving opening lit mostly by candles, seniors and freshmen placed offerings in front of the altar representing the seven...

  With Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s Drama program marking its fifteenth production under the guidance of Cristina Pla-Guzman, lead teacher for the Academy for Visual and Performing Arts-Theatre Program, just what separates this production from its past ones?It’s not simply the heinous story of the dead coming back to life in pursuit of human brains that should entice you to watch the show; it’s the themes that...

  Junior States of America, a national nonprofit debate organization for high school students, will host an event for high school students on October 10 at the Roberto Alonso Community Center, 16500 N.W. 87 Ave., in Royal Oaks Park. The event, the “Miami Lakes One Day Convention,” will include a variety of debates around the theme “Constitution and Conflict in Changing America.” Sample debates include...