Barbara Goleman Senior High School students (from left) Stephen Ledon, Alexander Berrara, Nicholas Rose, Daniel Quintero (kneeling), Daniel Wong, and Carlos Aguila participated in the Thirteenth Annual Fairchild Challenge in late January. This was the first time the school participated in the British-styled debate at the Fairchild Gardens. The challenge is meant to engage students of diverse interests and backgrounds to explore the...

  Miami-Dade County Public Schools held its annual Regional Science Fair event at the Miami-Dade College STEM Expo on Saturday, February 7. Spanish Lake Elementary (SLE) School was represented in the Science Fair by the school’s first place winners. At the county event, Ryan Milian won a first place Superior Gold Medal for his “Greasy Chips” project and Anabelle Ballate received an honorable mention for her...

  Thrive Psychological Services, LLC, co-owned and operated by Dr. Anabel Alvarez-Jimenez and Dr. Susana Blanco, has found a home in Miami Lakes at 6175 NW 153 Street, Suite 105.  Thrive Psychological Services provides culturally-sensitive individual, couples, family and group therapy in English and Spanish. Additionally, they provide psycho-educational, psychological, immigration, medical and hardship evaluation services with...

  The Zonta Club of Miami Lakes is taking priority reservations for its signature fundraising event – Claws for Celebration – scheduled for 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 25, at the Roberto Alonso Community Center, 16500 N.W. 87 Avenue. The event features cocktails, a silent auction, dinner and dancing. Guests may reserve a Stone Crab dinner or a Beef Tenderloin dinner for $125 per person. Reservations may be made by mail or by...

  Monsignor Edward Pace High School principal Ana Garcia has been selected to receive the National Catholic Educational Association’s Catholic Secondary Schools Department Educational Excellence Award for 2015. Garcia is among seven recipients of the award nationwide and was selected out of all of the Catholic secondary school principals in the Southeastern United States to receive this award. A Pace Class of 1980 alumna, Garcia...