This holiday season calls for a crisp and refreshing cocktail.Your guests will be delighted with this unique drink which features just three ingredients and is prepared in a few easy steps.--Wet the rim of a champagne flute with lime juice and dip the glass into golden sugar crystals.--Mix ¾ ounce St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur with ¾ ounce Woodford Reserve Bourbon.-- Shake together with ice, pour into the flute and top off with a splash of...

St. Thomas University women’s volleyball player Tyran Chenault (pictured above) earned an honorable mention from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for its All-American team on Dec. 9.The junior from Lexington, Ky. led the Sun Conference in blocks with 116, 45 of them solo and assisted on 71 more blocks, the school said. Chenault made 19 kills against Florida Memorial University and 12 double-digit kills during the...

Finishing with a time of 55.15 in the 100-meter butterfly, Monsignor Edward Pace High School junior Juan Camilo Rivero (pictured above) placed 20th at the Class 2A state championships on Nov. 8.To get there, Rivero finished 8th at the regionals and won the district championship in the same event.“He’s an awesome kid who loves to compete at a high level each time he swims,” Coach Victoria Spadafora said.“He was very excited to compete in the...

The value of the month at Lawton Chiles Middle School during November was responsibility. Teachers at the
Hialeah school selected students who exemplified the guiding principle. Left to right: Principal Stephanie Tudor; 8th graders Mario Jaramillo and Emma Caraballo; 6th graders Gregory Smith and Dianellys Almánzar and 7th graders Sheila Pagarizabal and Eduardo Inciarte. Photo: courtesy of the school.

This exercise is called The Dead Bug, because when you’re in the peak pose, you’ll resemble a deceased insect with limbs pointing skyward.--Lie on the floor, bend your left leg at 90 degrees and your left elbow at that angle too.--Squeeze a yoga block between that elbow and knee and use both limbs to apply constant pressure to keep the yoga block in place above your abdomen.--Open both palms and flex both feet. Extend your right arm along the...