Town honors teen for raising awareness about childhood cancer

Featured By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Wednesday, November 13, 2024

     Miami Lakes officials honored Jeremy “JJ” Matthews during the Sept. 10 Town Council meeting for his efforts to raise awareness about childhood cancer.       JJ, 13, is a survivor of...

M-Dade Schools Police partner with Homeland Security

Education Wednesday, February 4, 2015

  Miami-Dade Schools Police has partnered with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in adopting the “If You See Something, Say Something” initiative. Miami-Dade Schools Police (MDSP) Chief Ian A. Moffett was joined by Superintendent of Schools Alberto M. Carvalho, officials from local, state, and federal law enforcement as well as Miami-Dade Council of PTAs/PTSAs president Joseph Gebara. In December 2013, Miami-Dade...
A group of girls from Immaculate Conception Catholic School, friends since kindergarten and now in seventh grade, received the holy sacrament of confirmation on January 14 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. The girls are (from left, top row) Nicole Vargas, Allyson Monreal and Katherine Sierra, (center row) Isabella Ferreiro, Nathalie Fernandez, Tatiana Marquez, Alexandra Santiago, Michelle Moreno, Emily Perez, Beatriz Garcia,...
  As part of an ongoing effort to provide transparency in government, the Town of Miami Lakes released its Fourth Quarter Performance Report for the period of July to September 2014. The report provides a narrative for individual performance areas and shares information on department goals and successes. All graphs in the report are demonstrated on a fiscal-year basis and most data is shown cumulatively. “Performance measures are...

Pace Family Night at Miami Heat on Feb. 9

Education Monday, February 2, 2015

  Monsignor Edward Pace High School family in cooperation with the Miami Heat is inviting alumni and current students and their families to watch NBA action on Monday, February 9, as Dwayne Wade and the Heat take on the New York Knicks at the American Airlines Arena. The event features the Pace Danceline Starlettes and Cheerleaders who will perform pregame on the Miami Heat court. Tickets are $40 each (400 level, rows 7-12), and $30...

Pace alumnus Robert de Los Rios transforms Wynwood middle school

Education By Rene D. Basulto, Special to The Miami Laker Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Last month, Wynwood and Miami at large were teeming with international and local artists for the 2014 Art Basel fair. However, for weeks before, many of these artists were using the walls of Jose de Diego Middle School as their canvas. Despite being the only public middle school serving the community of Wynwood, one of the premier centers for art in the United States, Jose de Diego Middle School did not have funding for an art program. Robert...
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