Miami Dade College women’s volleyball coach Origenes "Kiko" Benoit has been selected by Region Eight as the 2018 AVCA Two-Year Colleges Region Coaches of the Year. Each of the honorees will represent their region on the 2018 AVCA Two-Year Colleges National Coach of the Year ballot. The awards will be officially presented at the 2018 Jostens Coaches Honors Luncheon in Minneapolis at American Volleyball Coaches Association Convention this...

Florida International University president Mark Rosenberg honored the women’s golf team after the group finished in the top ten percent of women's golf programs across the nation with a perfect APR score. “Our academic progress report has been perfect for the last several years,” FIU coach Joe Vogel said. “There has been great work by our student athletes and tremendous support from the Student Athletic Academic Center, especially our...

Florida International University volleyball standout Margherita Bianchin has been named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association All-South Region team, the organization announced last week. Bianchin, a senior outside hitter, was named Second Team All-Conference USA and a C-USA All-Tournament selection this season while helping the Panthers to a 19-12 overall record and a 9-5 slate in C-USA play. FIU advanced to its first-ever C-USA...

Nine students from Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High School (HML) participated in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami School to Work program. The program sent HML students once a month to Perry Ellis International's (PEI) headquarters in Doral to be paired with a mentor.The mentors, or “bigs” teach their “littles” about the different aspects of working in a professional business environment. PEI employees volunteer from different departments...

Over 50 parents and community members gathered to share information with students at the 17th Annual Bob Graham Educational Center (BGEC) Career Day. Coordinated by counselors Joel Castellanos and Sara Najara, this year’s Career Day was the most successful to date. The day opened with welcoming remarks by principal Yecenia Martinez. A breakfast buffet was prepared by cafeteria staff led by cafeteria manager Mayra Franco. Following the...