American High class of 2014 graduate Josie Benitez was nominated and selected as one of the nation's Posse Scholars for her academic success. Benitez received the Posse Leadership Full Tuition Scholarship which awards four-year tuition. She will be attending Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania this fall. Benitez, a Miami native, graduated high school with a 6.0 weighted GPA, a testament to her academic pursuits....

  For his role as the head of the Leadership staff at Monsignor Edward Pace High School, Student Affairs director Eduardo Flor was named Senior High Coordinator of the Year at the OneBlood Blood Drive Awards Luncheon on Friday, May 9. Leadership students also received a monetary award for college in honor of their service. The awards continue the school’s storied tradition of community service. During the 2013-2014 school year,...

  Forty-one teachers of Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) were among 83 educators in the state last week who graduated from the prestigious Florida Turnaround Leaders program. The rigorous two-year course is considered one of the largest and most successful programs of its kind. Superintendent of Miami-Dade Schools, Alberto M. Carvalho, welcomed the graduates and leaders of districts and gave the keynote speech. The project was...

  Miami Lakes recently awarded a $1.8 million contract for work to begin on the new Optimist Park Clubhouse. Construction is scheduled to begin this month on the new, modern clubhouse building that will provide the Town with much needed indoor public recreational space and serve as a home for the Miami Lakes Optimist Club. The original clubhouse was demolished in September 2013. “Within the next few weeks, the Town will be...

  In a solemn ceremony in June attended by fellow Scouts and leaders from the Boy Scouts of America, Troop 660 celebrated the achievement of Eagle Rank of two of its members – longtime Miami Lakes residents Sebastian Aquino and Lorenzo Guio. Among the special guests were Miami Lakes United Methodist Church pastor Stuart Bodin, Fireball District Executive Annette Hungler, Troop 306 Scout Master Nelson Erazo, and Troop 566 Scout...