Spanish Lakes Elementary welcomed Martha Gaerra-Kattou from US Century Bank, senior vice president of Sales and Marketing, as SLE's Principal of the Day. Gaerra-Kattou gave back to the school and to the community from greeting students in the morning, to visiting classes and partaking in lessons. She also monitored the cafeterias and in learning the ropes of running a school she appreciated the tasks taken on by the school principal,...

Mater Lakes Academy principal Rene F. Rovirosa was selected as a 2017 Charter School Champion Leader Award by the Florida Consortium of Public Charter Schools (FCPCS).  The Florida Consortium honored winners of its 2017 Florida Charter School Champion Awards which were presented at the recent Florida Charter School Conference in Daytona Beach on November 2.  For the sixth consecutive year, FCPCS received nominations in several...

Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ enrollment period for magnet programs across the school district is currently underway. Applications will be accepted through Monday, January 15.In addition to the many exciting programs that were offered last year, parents and students will be able to choose from new and innovative magnet programs that were created for the 2017-2018 school year. Magnet programs offer unique thematic strands of study...

In the wake of Hurricane Irma’s destruction in the Florida Keys, students from St. Thomas University and Barry University teamed up for the first-ever South Florida Catholic university disaster relief response day.Thousands of families are still reeling from the damages the Category 3 storm caused, especially a lot of people are unemployed due to the closure of many hotels and restaurants.Co-sponsored by the St. Thomas University Center...

Mater Lakes Academy girl’s volleyball team fell to Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna, 3-0, in a 5A regional quarterfinal game last week. Chaminade-Madonna (18-8) faced Pine Crest (16-1, 5-0) on November 1 in a regional semifinal match-up. Mater Lakes Academy won the District 15-5A championship by defeating Monsignor Edward Pace in straight sets, the first district title for the Lady Bears and their first undefeated season in district play.