Mater Lakes Academy’s Thespian Society, under the direction of Krista Flores and Christina Hummingbird, is getting ready to present their first musical of the school year “Little Shop of Horrors.” As Mater Lakes’ fifth production in partnership with Miami Dade College, “Little Shop of Horrors” will be performed in the Lehman Theatre February 21 through 23. This comical and one-of-a-kind show follows a few quirky characters working in a flower...

Members of Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s (PACE) Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapter recently competed in district level performance competition categories as well as various online skill competitions. On January 24, PACE students and club moderator, Hedda Falcon had an opportunity to attend the district competition award ceremony held at William H. Turner Technical Arts High School. During the ceremony, 32 PACE students...

Mater Lakes Academy’s FBLA club won 61 medals at District competitions. 28 of those medals were first place from a multitude of categories. Districts was held on January 25 at the Miami Dade College Kendall Campus. All medal winners will be competing in the State Leadership Conference in Orlando on March 22 through 25. The following are the categories won and where they placed: Advertising first and third, Agribusiness first, Business...

Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s cheerleaders finished in second place at the FHSSA state championships at Stephen O’ Connell Center in Gainesville, Florida. The Gainesville Sports Commission hosted the Florida High School Competitive Cheerleading State Championships, where more than 20 high school teams competed in several different cheerleading routines and dances. The Spartans qualified for the state competition after they finished in...

In the era of high stakes and high stress testing, Spanish Lake Elementary (SLE) and schools throughout Miami-Dade County are providing their students and parents instruction and activities to enhance student achievement. A recent parent workshop held at SLE highlighted reading and language arts in ways parents could support their student academically and emotionally, the FSA-ELA performance scale and writing scale, test dates and information...