Summer is almost over, and Monsignor Edward Pace High School is ready to welcome its new students to the 2014-2015 school year at the Spartan Experience New Student Orientation on Thursday, August 14. Freshman and transfer students will have a full day of activities designed to welcome them to Pace and get them accustomed to being a part of the Pace family.  They will begin the day by getting breakfast and having their ID picture...

    Miami-Dade County Commissioner Esteban Bovo Jr.’s office will host a Golden Passport outreach event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, August 6, at Miami Lakes Government Center, 6601 Main Street. Miami-Dade residents who are 65 years or older, and Social Security beneficiaries, can register for, or renew their Golden Passport EASY Card, which allows them to ride free on Miami-Dade Transit’s system....

  The Miami-Dade School Board approved a budget proposal by Superintendent of Schools Alberto M. Carvalho for the 2014-2015 school year. The budget protects teachers and the classroom with an increase in school spending of $43 million and a reduction in administrative spending of $5 million, down 57 percent since 2008. The budget protects taxpayers by lowering the tax rate and continues to expand Exceptional Student Education (ESE)...

  Boys and girls, ages 6 to 18 years old, are invited to attend the 2014 Junior Golf Camp at Shula’s Golf Club during two week-long sessions in August. Session 3 is scheduled August 4 to 8; and Session 4 will be held August 11 to 15. Each session will run from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Kids will learn the basics of the game including concentration on full-swing, putting, chipping, and most importantly, fun. Sessions include lunch...

  As proposed by Chair Perla Tabares Hantman, the Miami-Dade School Board unanimously voted to endorse the 2014 “Welcome Back to School” Safety Flyer for distribution during the first week of school. For the past eight years, the Community Traffic Safety Team (CTST), a team of multi-jurisdictional agencies under the auspices of the Florida Department of Transportation, has partnered with the District to promote student...