On February 14 at 6:17 p.m. students from various Miami Lakes’ schools came together at Picnic Park West to pay tribute to the 17 people who lost their lives at the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School shooting last year. At the vigil, 17 students from fifth to tenth grades shared words, poetry and music focused on love, kindness and service.This vigil was initiated and led by the students themselves who coordinated the logistics and worked...

Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s (PACE) drama program will present their spring production of “The Sound of Music” under the guidance of Marianne Martinez, lead teacher for PACE’s Academy of Visual and Performing Arts Theatre Program.The beloved musical tells the story of Maria Rainer, a kind and free-spirited candidate at the Nonnberg Abbey in Salzburg, Austria. She leaves the monastery and is dispatched to serve as a governess for the...

The eighth grade students of the Civic Engagement Academy (CEA) at Bob Graham Education Center (BGEC) had the honor of attending The State of the County Address delivered by Mayor Carlos Gimenez at the Port of Miami on January 31. They then presented their Homeless Awareness campaign video and their CAP (Sweep Alternative Policy) to the Homeless Trust Board in the afternoon. Initially, the students were invited to be honored for their efforts...

On February 2, five American Senior High students performed at the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami. Every year the school hosts an honor band where band students from South Florida up to Central Florida audition to be apart of and learn music over the weekend and host a performance in their professionally built hall. Student Ulyana Zamora plays the trumpet, Jonathan Aguirre plays the clarinet, Ivan Rodriguez plays the...

Monsignor Edward Pace High announced its Silver Knight nominees for the 2018-2019 school year. Nathan Bonet (left) is nominated for Mathematics and Fabia St. Juste (right) is nominated for Social Science. One Silver Knight and three honorable mentions in each category will be announced at a ceremony on May 16 at the James L. Knight Center in Miami.