After a successful first year with the FIU women's tennis program, the freshman duo of Basak Albas and Kamila Umarova recently earned All-Conference USA honors as voted on by league coaches. The two Panthers were named to the All-CUSA Doubles First Team while Akbas earned spots on the All-CUSA Singles Second Team and the C-USA All-Freshman Team.For both student-athletes the recognition reflects the impressive seasons that each one of the...

The Sierra Volleyball Club of Miami Lakes 12U and 14U teams each won first place at the NVL RIZE 2019 Tournament in Port St. Lucie, Florida where they qualified to compete in the NVL RIZE Global Challenge Junior Championships this month at Club Med. The two teams are bidding to compete in the West Coast AAU Junior Olympic Games in Santa Monica, California in July. Pictured (from left 12U and 14 U players- Sophia Valbuena and Paris Vinuela,...

Pace High School celebrated the achievements of the Class of 2019 with the traditional Baccalaureate Mass on May 19 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church in Davie to honor the graduates as they end high school and begin their collegiate years.Reverend Paul Vuturo celebration the afternoon service along with Class of 2006 Pace alumnus Father Bryan Garcia. Vuturo and principal Ana Garcia presented each senior with a baccalaureate medal with the...

Brian Rodriguez and Luis Salazar, both seniors at Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High School (HML), won the first annual Superintendent’s Student Innovation Challenge in the category of Health. Each student was awarded a $10,000 scholarship to the school of their choice.Their team, Cognitive Botics, developed an app called Cognitive Learning. This app can be used by employers to identify employees who may be experiencing mental health challenges....

Sharon Wallen, Spanish Lake Elementary’s (SLE) fifth-grade teacher and her students won the 24 Annual HOPE Contest Elementary Class Division out of 124 school entries. Students are required to develop innovative campaigns to help raise awareness about our roles as the stewards of domestic animals. This year, students were asked to develop messages about preventing and reporting animal cruelty.Approximately 7.6 million animals enter shelters...