Town Foundation awards $18,605 in grants for education, community

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

    The Miami Lakes Town Foundation has awarded $18,605 in 12 grants to local schools and a non-profit to support education and foster community.       The money comes from the annual Miami Lakes Food & Wine...
  Cassandra Lemieux, a senior at Pace High School, and Shadelly “Chachi” Guzman, a Pace High School alumna class of 2012, recently garnered recognition in women’s sports. Lemieux has signed with St. Thomas University’s women’s tennis team. As a future Bobcat, she will excel on the court the same way she has excelled as a student at Pace. Not only is Lemieux heavily involved in her academic life, earning a...
  The Latin Builders Association Construction and Business Management Academy Charter High School (LBA Academy), located at 13835 N.W. 97 Avenue, will celebrate its open house on April 5 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Future students and parents will be able to learn about the benefits of attending a public school with a private-school feel.  LBA Academy students benefit from small classes, a family environment and up-to-date...
  The Lady Warriors 5v5 soccer team advanced to the National Copa Coca-Cola Tournament in Los Angeles after recently winning the Miami regional tournament. Led by Miami Lakes resident Madison Precht, the Lady Warriors soccer team was crowned champions of the Miami Copa Coca-Cola tournament last month, and will join 400 national teams for boys and girls between the ages of 13 and 15 in March on the west coast to battle for the national...

Student's perspective on recent FBLA competition

Education By Melissa Rey, Special to The Miami Laker Wednesday, April 2, 2014

  This year's Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) state competition was much more than a student business conference. In those four days, as a member of the Monsignor Edward Pace High School competition team, I forged new friendships, found my confidence, and changed my perception of the business world. In the days that led up to the competition I was nervous but soon I had forgotten my anxiety. After settling in, I prepared for...
  Miami-Dade School Board chair Perla Tabares Hantman honored the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Wilfredo A. Ferrer, during a special recognition at the March 12 School Board meeting. “Mr. Ferrer’s Violence Reduction Partnership is a shining example of community involvement in action and he is truly our partner in education,” Hantman said. “I am so pleased that he could join us to...
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