The Miami-Dade County Public School Board unanimously approved four items proposed by Board chair Perla Tabares Hantman endorsing Hispanic Heritage Month, “Ethical Governance Day” and “Dads Take Your Child to School Day," and honoring Dr. Louis Algaze, principal of Hialeah Gardens Senior High School, for winning the National Academy Foundation’s (NAF) Janet Linton Leadership Award.“I am proud to be able to bring...

As the Miami-Dade Public Schools district prepares to launch a new school year on Monday, August 22, the Department of Transportation will be doing a dry run of its school bus fleet. The 1,170 buses will be undertaking the massive operation of transporting nearly 55,000 Miami-Dade school children daily via 975 routes in the county.This year, M-DCPS is continuing with two initiatives in transportation: Flex Stops and GPS for school...

The new school year for 2016-2017 is offering a host of new and bold programs aimed at building on the Miami-Dade Schools district’s goal of providing classroom innovation, academic rigor, and increased student access, as well as increased efficiencies in operations.School Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho unveiled the district’s new program at a recent School Board meeting. “The rollout of the new programs for the...

Frank Pelegri, Pace High School’s long-time wrestling coach of 20 years, was formally inducted into the Florida chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame with a Lifetime Service to Wrestling award on August 6. Pelegri was one of four coaches and three officials from Florida inducted as part of the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2016 at the awards ceremony and banquet held at a Disney Springs Resort on August 5 and 6.In...

Since opening in 1963, Pace High School has seen many family legacies established, as alumni send their children to become Pace Spartans. Only very few families, however, can tout a Spartan legacy that extends across five decades. The Vallejo family has had 15 members who attended Pace from the 1970s into the 2010s, with 10 graduates from the family itself and 5 spouses whom they met at Pace and married into the family.The first Vallejos...