History was made by St. Thomas University (STU) track and field athletes recently at the NAIA Track and Field National Championships in Orange Beach, Alabama and at Mickey Miller Blackwell Stadium.Jose Penalver highlights the list becoming the first NAIA First Team All-American in program history and holding the highest finish in the Top-10. He clinched the overall seventh spot in the 800-meter (1:53.66). The Venezuelan native is a sophomore...

The Conference USA league office recently announced its yearly baseball all-conference teams as Florida International University was represented by Logan Allen (First Team), Austin Shenton (Second Team) and Jarrett Ford (All-Freshman Team) after the trio's outstanding year on the diamond.  Allen, who was named as a utility player on the first team, built on his Freshman All-American campaign last season by leading all of C-USA with 120...

A day after Austin Shenton became the highest Florida International University’s player drafted since 2014, Javier Valdes, Nick MacDonald, Lorenzo Hampton Jr., and Tyler Myrick all heard their names called on the final day of the 2019 MLB Draft. Valdes was the first Panther to come off the board when the Atlanta Braves selected him with the 637th pick in the 21st round. Valdes split time between behind the plate and first base while hitting...

Bob Graham Education Center (BGEC) is closing out the school year and saying goodbye to two long-time teachers, Patrice Wade and Laura Lisowski who will both be retiring this year.Wade began her teaching career in Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) in 1976. She has been at Bob Graham Education Center since 2004 teaching math, science and social studies. Wade feels that she has been blessed to have worked at a job that she finds so...

Bob Graham Education Center held its sixth annual art extravaganza on May 16. Close to 500 original art pieces were exhibited thanks to the creativity of the many talented students. Many family members and friends joined both students and staff members at the event to celebrate creativity and self-expression and to bring to light the importance of the arts in the public school system. Special thanks to art teacher Elena Pita for putting this...