As proposed by School Board Chair Perla Tabares Hantman, the Miami-Dade School Board voted unanimously to promote and encourage participation in the 2014 Miami National College Fair, and also endorsed the 2014 Annual Teen Driver Safety Public Service Announcement (PSA) and Poster Contest that is open to all District Senior High schools. The College Fair, scheduled for February 9, noon to 4 p.m., will have representatives from more...

  Mother of Our Redeemer Catholic School (MOR) continues to achieve top honors from its students. MOR entered 21 students from its 7th and 8th grade classes to compete with other middle schools in the 2013 Academic Olympics held at Monsignor Edward Pace High School on December 7. MOR's Shelly Mena (8th grade), won first place in Language Arts, Jasmin Garcia (7th grade) earned second place in Religion, and Melissa Alvarez (7th grade)...

  Miami Streetside Manifesto, the youth group band of the 4:12 Student Ministry at New Testament Baptist Church, decided to give back to those in need just in time for Christmas Eve. On December 24, the Miami Rescue Mission hosted their annual Christmas Eve banquet which fed over 1,000 needy families for this holiday season.  Streetside Manifesto was invited Tuesday morning, as hundreds gathered, to perform some holiday...

  Hilda Pinate, a senior at Miami Lakes Educational Center, was honored on December 13 as the Student of the Week by radio station 99.1 FM (99 JAMZ). The station recognizes outstanding high school students from Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. The selection is based not only on outstanding GPA but also for representing their school, family and community in a positive way. Pinate was honored for her academic success and...

  Two Miami Lakes Educational Center students, Mario Font (left) and Michan Walsh, placed among the top 18 students in the recent David Essner Mathematics Competition XXXIII held at the University of Miami. The two are juniors in the Cambridge Academy. A total of 122 students from 25 schools participated in the event.