On March 2 the Jose Marti team competed at the Odyssey of the Mind regional competition held at Miami Springs Senior High. They competed in problem three and finished in first place. Odyssey of the Mind is an intense problem solving international competition club. There are five long term problem categories where students build machines, engineering structures, paint and create masterpieces and perform a skit with props, costumes, music and...

Local 10 is hosting its second annual Earth Day Art contest. The station has received entries from Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe Counties. Lawton Chiles Middle School’s (LCMS) sculpture entry of an endangered Sea Turtle titled “They Matter Too” was selected as one of the top 10 finalists. Viewers can log onto to the website and vote daily for their favorite entry through April 14. The school that receives the most votes will be awarded...

On March 2, Miami Lakes Middle School's (MLMS) Legal Studies 1 and 3 students participated in a Model United Nations (MUN) Competition at Miami Dade College.The competition was sponsored by Miami-Dade County Public Schools Social Studies department. Eleven schools participated. MLMS won the Secretary General's Award which is called, “Outstanding Middle School.” Students placed in several categories. Honorable mention honors went to Yaneidy...

Miami Lakes K-8 Center (MLK-8) middle school students participated in the South Florida Science and Engineering Fair on January 26. The students submitted poster projects and earned awards for their efforts. Two excellent medals were given to Jayden Sanchez and Solace Tobar and five Honorable Mention medals were announced at the awards ceremony in February at Miami Dade College North's Science Complex. Pictured, (top row, from left) Jayden...

A group of Barbara Goleman High students recently competed in the Ten80 Education STEM state competition taking first place in the racing competition and finishing second overall. Ten80 Education is a team of STEM, education and business professionals dedicated to cultivating a STEM Ecosystem that unites and inspires the next generation to entrepreneurial thinkers and innovators empowering all student to thrive in a world of constant...