Superintendent of Schools Alberto M. Carvalho and Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) administrators and teachers participated in the second annual Synergy Summer Institute which provided training for over 700 principals, assistant principals and teachers from throughout the school district.The Synergy Summer Institute took place in early July for three days of professional development at Miami Jackson Senior High. The...

  Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee is offering free field trips to Miami Marlins games once a month on Thursdays for residents 55 years and above. The bus departs from Town Hall, 6601 Main Street and guests should arrive two hours before game time. ID is required to show proof of age. Space is limited. Reserve seating on the bus one week in advance of each of the field trip dates by contacting Special Events and Committees...

  Stephanie Brito, a senior in the Journalism Strand of the Cambridge Academy at Miami Lakes Educational Center (MLEC) was awarded the Top Female Student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Summer Program (MITES). Brito was one of 70 students selected from across the country and Puerto Rico to participate in the MIT program, the Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science (MITES). The program is a rigorous...

  Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s Drama Program has had an eventful summer beginning as early as June 1 when Cristina Pla-Guzman, lead teacher for the Academy of Visual and Performing Arts Theatre Program, directed Class of 2015 Pace alumni Christopher Cheng, Cristina Delgado, and Frank De la Oliva, along with Pace senior Antonio Rodriguez in the one-act play “Drive Safely.” The play was part of the South Florida...

  The Gus Machado Family Foundation presents the 2015 Back to School Fair, Friday, August 21, from 1 to 4 p.m. at Gus Machado Ford, 1200 West 49 Street in Hialeah. Students can take home 200 backpacks filled with school supplies, on a first come, first-served basis. Elementary and Middle School students must be accompanied by an adult. The event is also sponsored by the office of Miami-Dade Commissioner Esteban Bovo Jr., State Senator...