Pace High School senior baseball player Gustavo Guerra signed a Letter of Intent to attend St. Thomas University on May 7. Guerra was also one of two recipients of the Kevin Garcia Athletic Scholarship for exceptional student athletes at Pace’s Academic Awards on April 28.

  Family, friends, faculty, staff, and alumni came together to celebrate and honor Pace students at Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s 2015 Academic Awards held in the Spartan Center on April 28. For the primary Academic Awards, around 150 students were honored for their excellent performance in each subject area. Two students from each grade were also presented with trophies for Service to School & Community, Best...

  Approximately 500 high school students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) will attend prom on Thursday, May 14, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the University of Miami’s Student Activities Center and Grand Ballroom. The event provides an unforgettable experience as students with ASD bond with their peers in celebrating this important rite of passage. Students will participate by dressing in tuxedos and formal dresses, taking prom...

  The second edition of Artistic License Art Exhibition honored 18 artists at a reception held earlier this year, among them Goleman art teacher Charles E. Humes Jr. Artistic License is a Miami Design District event organized by Miami-Dade Public Schools, Division of Academic Support, Visual and Performing Arts and Dade Art Educators Association.  Humes was named one of three for Best in Show for his piece “Homage to the...

  (Following is corrected text on a story that ran in the May 1 issue.) In their inaugural season, the Mater Lakes Academy girls’ middle school soccer team reached the Charter Schools League Championship game, but lost to Doral Academy, 5-1. The girls finished the season 7-4. Head coach Robert Vidal said his team played well throughout the season. “We came such a long way when no one gave us a shot,” he said. “We...