A day after Austin Shenton became the highest Florida International University’s player drafted since 2014, Javier Valdes, Nick MacDonald, Lorenzo Hampton Jr., and Tyler Myrick all heard their names called on the final day of the 2019 MLB Draft. Valdes was the first Panther to come off the board when the Atlanta Braves selected him with the 637th pick in the 21st round. Valdes split time between behind the plate and first base while hitting...

Bob Graham Education Center (BGEC) is closing out the school year and saying goodbye to two long-time teachers, Patrice Wade and Laura Lisowski who will both be retiring this year.Wade began her teaching career in Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) in 1976. She has been at Bob Graham Education Center since 2004 teaching math, science and social studies. Wade feels that she has been blessed to have worked at a job that she finds so...

Bob Graham Education Center held its sixth annual art extravaganza on May 16. Close to 500 original art pieces were exhibited thanks to the creativity of the many talented students. Many family members and friends joined both students and staff members at the event to celebrate creativity and self-expression and to bring to light the importance of the arts in the public school system. Special thanks to art teacher Elena Pita for putting this...

Five Miami Dade College (MDC) students and aspiring artists have been honored with the 2019 Frances Wolfson Art Scholarship to support the costs of tuition, books, fees and art supplies.The 2019 scholarship winners are MDC students Andrea Araica, Anthony Campos, Quentin Gibson-Mays and Jacquelyn Molina, and New World School of the Arts student Angelica Brito. They will each receive $1,500 to support their studies next academic year. Their...

Jose Marti’s Scherezada Lozada was a finalist and winner of the Miami-Dade County PTA/PTSA Leader of Tomorrow/Student Involvement Award which recognizes students that have made an impact in their school and community.Lozada is a member of the Jose Marti MAST 6-12 Academy PTSA and their own student representative. Lozada, with her dedicated nature has carried out an annual uniform drive for the past three years that has brought great benefit...