This year, Monsignor Edward Pace High School recognizes both a teacher of the year, Cervantes Award recipient, and a student Cervantes Award winner. Jeffrey Sanchez received the Cervantes Award for Teacher of the Year, and Christopher Gonzalez, class of 2015, received third place in the Cervantes Outstanding Student Essay Contest. Sanchez has worked at Pace for 23 years. He has worn many hats during his time there – track and...

  Miami Lakes K-8 Center has received the first Monarch Waystation Certification in Miami-Dade County for elementary and middle schools. Miami Lakes K-8 Center’s PTSA and the Girl Scouts Troop #500 have collaborated to create a Certified Monarch Butterfly Waystation 7273 called “Home of the Monarchs.” Each fall, hundreds of millions of Monarch butterflies migrate from the United States and Canada to Mexico and...

  The Best Buddies Bobcat Chapter at Bob Graham Education Center is off to a great start in the new school year as members gathered at a breakfast in October to enjoy new friends and facilitate a toy drive for Miami-Dade County Public Schools Special Education Conference (GIFT Conference). The Bobcat Chapter feels it is a natural fit to support this conference because according to Best Buddies International, the organization is...

  Palm Springs United Methodist Church is holding its annual Arts and Crafts Show on Friday, November 15, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturday, November 16 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. There will be crafts and craft supplies, knick-knacks, Christmas gifts and decorations, old and new books, collectables, records, paintings, dishes, gift items, antiques, orchard plants, fashion jewelry and hand bags all for sale. Visit and shop early for...

  The Optimist Club of Miami Lakes is beginning registration for its flag football program. Parents may register their children in person at the front entrance of Miami Lakes Middle School, 6425 Miami Lakeway North, on Saturdays November 9, 16, 23, and December 7, 14, 21, 28 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Parents can also register their children online at www.miaflag.com. The registration fee is $100 for in-person registration and $110 to...