Intensity Dancer's Studio is celebrating the achievements of students Jeanelle Gomez, who was selected as one of 24 dancers to join the Miami Heat Dancers team for the 2013-2014 season, and Kandis Terry and Katie Camero, who completed an intensive program with the Rockettes, a New York based dance group. Gomez, daughter of Miami Lakes residents Teresita and Jose Gomez, was selected out of over 500 dancers who auditioned for a spot on...

  Elyse Hambacher, daughter of Miami Lakes residents Lily Lee and Mark Hambacher, is currently a professor of Community and Culture in Education at the University of New Hampshire following a long string of achievements. Hambacher was born in Hialeah, and in 1984, she and her family moved to  Miami Lakes. She attended Miami Lakes Elementary and Miami Lakes Middle School. In 2001, she graduated from the International Baccalaureate...

  Over the summer, several Monsignor Edward Pace High School students successfully passed the Microsoft Office Certification Exams becoming MOS certified. Sophomores Joseph Basulto and Cesar Jimenez, are now Microsoft Office Specialists in both Word and Powerpoint. Sophomore Alexandra Perez is a Microsoft Specialist in Powerpoint and senior Darryl Auberry, is a Microsoft Specialist in Word. MOS certification is the leading IT...

  You can go ahead and admit it – freshman year of high school is one of the most intimidating experiences for young teenagers across the country. Striding into a new school with a lot of unfamiliar faces, brand-new teachers, and crash-landing into the bottom of the social food chain is not an all-together enjoyable adventure.  Well, at least that's true at most schools. At Monsignor Edward Pace High School, however, no...

  The Latin Builders Association (LBA) held a dedication ceremony on September 18 to launch the LBA Construction and Business Management Academy Charter High School in Hialeah. Pictured (from left) are Superintendent of Schools Alberto M. Carvalho, School Board chairman Perla Tabares Hantman, school principal Gyovania Marante, and School Board member Carlos Curbelo. Hantman thanked the LBA for their ongoing support of public schools and...