Three Florida International University women student-athletes were among the 952 national collegiate golfers named to the Women’s Golf Coaches Association’s All-American Scholar List.Outgoing senior Coralia Arias and rising sophomores, Carolina Rotzinger, and Diana Velez, made the grades for the Panthers this past season.To make the All-American Scholar Team, women golfers must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of...

Impressed with a Mater Academy graduate who was awarded a full scholarship to study theoretical mathematics and aerospace engineering at a prestigious institution, Miami-Dade County Commissioner Jose “Pepe” Diaz recently sponsored a resolution to encourage the growth of STEM careers at schools in Miami-Dade.The resolution calls for the county’s administration to continuously pursue opportunities for partnerships, programs...

Members of Pace High School’s Yearbook Club attended the Yearbookpalooza Summer Workshop in Orlando’s Hotel and Conference Center from July 17 to 19. This annual event was hosted by leading yearbook publisher Herff Jones where students received hands-on training in how to create innovative yearbook themes and designs. The students participated in photography workshops and learned tips on capturing all of the year’s...

Families looking for a day of fun and fitness need look no further than the Orange Bowl’s event Family Fun & Fit Day presented by Sunshine Health. The event is scheduled for Saturday, Augiust 12, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Betty T. Ferguson Recreational Complex at 3000 N.W. 199 Street in Miami Gardens. The event is free and open to the public. Visit www.orangebowl.org for more information.

Superintendent of Schools Alberto M. Carvalho and Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) administrators and teachers participated in the fourth annual Synergy Summer Institute which provided training for over 700 principals, assistant principals and teachers from throughout the school district.The Synergy Summer Institute took place in early July for three days of professional development at Miami Jackson Senior High. The leadership teams...