Vote for Best of Miami Lakes finalists

Featured By Linda Trischitta, Editor Thursday, November 14, 2024

 The town and its Economic Development Committee’s 8th Annual Best of Miami Lakes Awards are in the finalist phase.  Vote until Nov. 18 for contenders in the following categories: Best CafĂ©/Cup of Coffee Casavana Cuban...

Pace students attend leadership conference at Notre Dame

Education By Rene D. Basulto, Special to The Miami Laker Wednesday, July 16, 2014

  For the fourth straight year, Monsignor Edward Pace High School sent students to the University of Notre Dame in Indiana for Notre Dame Vision, a Catholic leadership conference for high school students. Eight Pace students attended the conference from June 16 to June 20, along with Dean of Students Valarie Lloyd, Theology teacher Patricia Stout, and Alexander Gomez, a moderator of Enquentros Juveniles for the Archdiocese of Miami who...

Pace High senior playwright Jamie Adelson works with professionals

Education By Rene D. Basulto, Special to The Miami Laker Wednesday, July 16, 2014

  Monsignor Edward Pace High School senior Jamie Adelson got the opportunity to work with professional playwrights when she was awarded the CityWrights Scholars scholarship and attended City Theatre’s CityWrights Professional Weekend for Playwrights from June 26 to June 29.  Adelson received the scholarship, which was sponsored by City Theatre and granted attendance to the conference, for submitting a two-act play she...

Pace High's first-ever Geek Week Coding Camp a resounding success

Education By Rene D. Basulto, Special to The Miami Laker Wednesday, July 16, 2014

  At Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s first-ever Geek Week, held June 16-20, students and alumni along with middle school students enjoyed a unique array of fun and informative activities designed around building their knowledge in programming, coding, computers, and technology. The camp was led by Hedda Falcon, lead teacher for Pace’s Academy of Emerging Computer Technologies. For the first three days, students took part...
  Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) has been recommended to earn the distinction of accreditation by AdvancEd/SACS CASI for a five-year term. M-DCPS is the largest school district in the nation to achieve this accreditation, which is based on a lengthy review process that analyzes the Index of Education Quality for the district.  After visiting more than 730 classrooms and speaking with 1,607 stakeholders, including...
  Gregory F. Betancourt, local attorney and Miami Lakes resident, was honored by the 11th Judicial Circuit with the Ray H. Pearson Guardian Ad Litem award for outstanding service and dedication to the courts and the citizens of Miami-Dade County for his work as a Pro Bono Guardian Ad Litem. Betancourt, who grew up in Hialeah and moved to Miami Lakes in 2001, graduated from St. Thomas University School of Law and set up his law practice...
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