Cassidy Zeigler, who has played for the Miami Lakes Optimist Club since she was 8 years-old and currently plays for coach Alex Castroman on the Miami Lakes Heat Travel team, got a pivotal win recently for her Monsignor Pace softball team. Zeigler has been pitching for the past four years and recorded the win to secure the Spartans the No. 2 spot in their district with the win against St. Brendan. “She’s an all around...

  In late February, 15 young Dade Christian School ladies from grades 9-11 were selected to participate in the University of Miami's Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day.  The girls, who were nominated by their teachers, have excelled in the subjects of math and science and demonstrated an interest in pursuing a degree in engineering. Accompanied by secondary teacher, Samantha Carrillo, the day began at the UM Student Activities...

  Miami Lakes Educational Center’s (MLEC) 2014-15 Teacher of the Year is Beatriz Ambas-Viada. As the school’s Test Chair and the Teacher Advisor for Key Club, one of MLEC’s largest clubs, Ambas-Viada does more for the school than just teach mathematics. As Test Chair, Ambas-Viada tends to scheduling and testing accommodations to ensure that every student can have the best testing experience possible. This role...

  After winning numerous awards in district competition, 19 students from Monsignor Edward Pace High School competed in the Florida FBLA State Leadership Conference at the Hilton Orlando on March 19-22.  The students attended the event with Hedda Falcon, their Future Business Leaders of America Advisor and Lead Teacher for Pace’s STEM Academy – Emerging Computer Technologies Program.  Sophomores Armando Barbosa,...

  Barbara Goleman Senior High students participated in The Million Orchid Challenge, a component of the Fairchild Challenge, an annual competition for Elementary, Middle and High Schools. The purpose of the Orchid Challenge is to reestablish one million orchid plants in South Florida, particularly in publicly accessible urban landscapes, within five years. Orchid seedlings are planted within bottles, moved to trays, and then when large...