Three Miami Lakes Educational Center (MLEC) students (left to right) Qemari Thompson, Rebekkah Mason and Titi McPerebo are active members of MLEC's chapter of Women of Tomorrow, a club sponsored by English teacher Ericka Reed. This year, they were among the young women who received scholarships for their outstanding academic success, leadership and community service. The Women of Tomorrow is a noted non-profit organization dedicated...

  Sisters Miranda Ferradaz and Jodi Smith both compete in soccer and are stars on Monsignor Edward Pace’s flag football team. The Miami Lakes residents helped their team for the Miami Lakes United Soccer Club play well at the State Cup Tournament, where Miranda scored four goals in the first game against Plantation.  Against Florida Krush, Miami Lakes defeated the Orlando team, 3-2, with Smith scoring one goal and Ferradaz...

  The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) High School Scholars Research Program at the University of Miami (UM) is a prestigious program designed for students interested in science. This program allows students to get hands-on experience by conducting seven weeks worth of biomedical research during the summer. Charles Lee Martinez, a junior at Barbara Goleman Senior High (BGHS), was recently accepted into this well-known research...

  The students of Monsignor Edward Pace High School (Pace) proudly inherited a long standing tradition in an endeavor to help feed Miami’s homeless community.  Fourty-two Pace students participated in the school’s very first annual Hunger Fest event on April 27 and 28. This event was introduced to Pace by transfer students of Archbishop Curley Notre Dame Prep, where Hunger Fest originated and was a standing tradition...

  HIALEAH MIAMI LAKES (HML) Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) members Stephany Sanchez (left) and Fiorela Serrano (right) qualified to compete at the DECA International Competition held at Atlanta on April 22 and 23. Both Sanchez and Serrano competed in the sports entertainment promotion event. They currently hold the position of vice president of the HML DECA chapter. This year, HML DECA staffed and managed the annual...