Spanish Lakes Elementary (SLE) holds a Teacher of the Year and Rookie Teacher of the Year parade and show during the last week of school to honor the two extraordinary individuals. Classes and individual students create a song, dance or poem to be presented in honor of these two events. In addition, the chorus, band, Ruby dancers and cheerleaders perform. This year, there will also be a special tribute to Spanish Lake Elementary's 10...

  Students at Monsignor Edward Pace High School (Pace) held their annual Battle of the Bands & DJs showcase on April 19. This event has been a Pace tradition for the past 18 years and is organized by the school’s Mission and Campus Ministry clubs. Performers had the opportunity to sign up and reveal their musical talents before an enthusiastic audience of classmates. The proceeds for the Battle of the Bands and DJs will go to...

  Vanessa Perez-Robles, a junior at Monsignor Edward Pace High School (Pace) has been accepted into the Yale University Young Global Scholars Program which will take place this summer on the university’s campus in New Haven, Connecticut.  The Young Global Scholars Program is a highly selective leadership program available to high school students from around the world. It is designed to unite the most talented students and...

  The UCC Women of Miami Lakes Congregational Church, “Doers of the Word,” will host their 10th anniversary Spring Tea at 3 p.m.. on Saturday, May 12, in the Fellowship Hall at 6701 Miami Lakeway South. “Tea for Ten!” is this year’s theme to commemorate the group’s 10 amazing years with highlights of memorable moments. The event features delicious food, great entertainment, fabulous prizes, and, of...

  It has been four years since the 2014 senior class at Miami Lakes K-8 Center enjoyed “A Night in Paris” for their 8th-grade dance, visited Islands of Adventure together, and shared the Ollie Owl as the class mascot. The MLK-8 Senior Class Reunion Committee is inviting all 8th-grade graduates, who are currently high school seniors, to a reunion from 2:45 to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 22, at the school. Interested attendees are...