Mater Academy High’s Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble recently competed at the World Strides Heritage Festival in Virginia and walked away with some top honors. The Wind Ensemble received a Silver rating and the Jazz Ensemble received a Gold rating. The group also received the Sweepstakes Award, Best Instrumental Group Award, and Adjudicator Award. One of the jazz ensemble members, Harry Garcia, was awarded the prestigious Maestro Award for...

The Coding Doctors Kids Club held their fundraiser on May 21. The club was looking to raise money to buy a bundle of VEX robots. The event at Ben & Jerry’s and Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza was very successful as over 150 people attended. The club was able to raise enough money to buy their bundle. Coding Doctors Kids Club is a free club for children who want to learn and have fun. Ask the Miami Lakes Branch Library for more information, call...

Miami Lakes K-8 Center's Future Educators of America (FEA) held a donation drive in April to benefit The Lotus House which is a shelter for homeless women and their children. The Lotus House provides support, education, tools and resources that empower women to improve their lives. With the help of students, staff and their PTSA, FEA donated much needed items like canned goods, socks, clothing, shoes, stuffed animals, toys, pencils, pens and...

Barbara Goleman High School (BGHS) is proud to have been given the opportunity to have some of its STEM students participate in Nationals. After much struggle and hard work in raising the needed funding for them to participate in their first national competition, their efforts paid off. From April 26-27, they left to participate in a national competition at Texas A&M University. Although they wanted to win first place, they were excited at...

For the first time in Jose Marti MAST 6-12 Academy (JMMAST) history, the school hase a Silver Knight Award Honorable Mention. The honor was achieved in the Art category by senior Vanessa Tascon Meneses. She was very involved in the restoration of her school’s 40 life sized painting around the building.  She is a contributing artist to their ever-expanding mural depicting street art much like the kind seen in the Wynwood District. She has also...