Mater Academy senior volleyball player Lily Sierra recently committed to enroll at Florida International University and play for Panthers’ top-ranked team starting next year. Sierra made The Miami Herald All-Dade team during her sophomore and senior years after leading the Lions to two district championships and two appearances in the regionals. Sierra chose FIU over St. Thomas University, Barry University and other universities...

  Dade Christian School welcomed Paul A. Humphreys as the new principal and New Testament Baptist Church (NTBC) superintendent of schools. He will focus on the mission of developing every child in mind, body and spirit. He believes that cultivating creative thinkers using a well-balanced approach can produce compassionate Christian global citizens. Humphreys began his life-long educational journey at Baptist University of...

  The non-profit organization Giving Gators hosted a school supply drive on August 31. They visited local schools and delivered everything from backpacks to the most needed tools for students to succeed. “This simple act is an easy way to create a profound impact on students and their learning experience,” said Giving Gators founder Daylin Garcia. Giving Gators hopes that with the collaboration of local sponsors like Nu...

  Students of Monsignor Edward Pace High School (Pace) recently held a spirit day for the entire student body at St. Mark, the Evangelist Catholic School in Davie. The group of seniors who participated are members of Pace’s pastoral ministry class, taught by Andres Novela, a class of 1996 Pace alumnus and the school’s director of campus ministry. The class focuses on teaching high school students how to communicate the...

  Spanish Lake Elementary’s (SLE) fifth graders embarked on their studies of American history with Patriot’s Day on September 11.  Fifth grade students in Julie Barreto-Tejero’s class wrote on a copy of their hand print about what being a patriot meant to them. This was a message of peace and hope, and the handprints were then displayed in the shape of the American flag.  Through their studies, students...