Miami-Dade School Board chair Perla Tabares Hantman hosted a Teen Driver Event at Hialeah Gardens Senior High on October 21 to bring awareness of the dangers of distracted driving, including texting while driving. She is pictured with a group of students who participated in the event and with school principal Dr. Louis Algaze.

  Last week’s district title showdown featuring American High and Mater Academy lived up to its billing, as the two top defenses in Miami-Dade kept the game close until the end. But the Patriots escaped with a 10-6 victory, giving head coach Anthony White a district title in his first year at American and the school’s fourth consecutive district championship. The Lions’ defense focused on their number one target,...

  Oscar Amuz, a former 2nd Division soccer player, has founded the Miami Lakes-based Autism Soccer (AS) as a nonprofit organization 501(c)-(3) that teaches fundamental soccer skills to children with autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disabilities.  AS provides a supportive environment which encourages a life-long love for exercise while also helping to fight obesity. By practicing soccer drills, children can increase fine...

  Fabian Olivera, a soccer coach for the boys 16 and under and 19 under teams at the Miami Lakes United Soccer Club, and recently guided them to victory in a prestigious tournament, died two weeks ago. He was 42.  Olivera died of an apparent heart attack on October 23, said his childhood friend and registrar of the organization Tony Rodriguez. Olivera was born in Uruguay in South America where he excelled in soccer as a young kid....

  Students from Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s Academy for Emerging Computer Technologies listened and chatted with Olina Helga Sverrisdottir, a 13-year-old coder from Iceland, in the new Innovation Center at Pace High School. Sverrisdottir is a 2013 Runner-Up for the Digital Girl of the Year European award and is an assistant Instructor & Designer at Skema Education. She also won competitions held by the FBI and Carnegie...