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...

  As the editor-in-chief of Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s Torch Yearbook, senior Amanda Prats already has a healthy start on pursuing her dream career in journalism. Last month, she added even more to her portfolio when she took part in the 2015 Peace Sullivan/James Ansin High School Workshop in Journalism and New Media at the University of Miami from July 5 through 25.  Prats was accepted into the exclusive workshop...

  Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) is launching a new pilot program with compostable and organic round plates for use in school cafeterias. Joining the five largest U.S. school districts, M-DCPS co-founded the Urban School Food Alliance and created national partnerships to support sustainable initiatives, maximize the value and increase the availability of high quality products in student nutrition programs.  The Urban...