Students, faculty and staff at Monsignor Edward Pace High School returned from the Thanksgiving holiday prepared to celebrate the Christmas season in a big way. In late November, the campus began setting up festive Christmas trees, garland and Nativity scenes as students took great pride in spreading holiday cheer across various events held both on and off campus. On December 8, the school celebrated a mass in celebration of the feast day of...

Mater Lakes Academy has had seven graduating classes starting with the Class of 2010.  Many students usually graduate high school and run off to college to start their post-secondary education and move on to their professional careers, but Mater Lakes Academy has had the pleasure of having 14 alumni return and work for the school. “Mater Lakes was a tiny school in comparison to what it is today. One aspect I enjoyed the most was...

When winter break rolls around, schools usually hold an end-of-the-year celebration with singing and dancing; Mater Gardens Academy has a different holiday send-off for students and their parents.  Since 2008, the school has its annual Bookabration Parade, a fun and educational event where each grade is assigned a specific author and students are invited to dress up as a character inspired by one of their books.  Unlike usual school...

Despite missing several key wrestlers and forced to forfeit two matches, Mater Lakes Academy scored some big wins over their toughest rivals during the Coral Park Holiday Duals tournament, which took place the weekend of December 15. The Bears compiled a 6-2 record for the first month of the season following the round robin. Their rivals, Mater Academy and Coral Gables, stood in their way but Mater Lakes crushed the competition. Senior Cole...

As head coach and a longtime member of Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s Football program, Coach Joe Zaccheo was named Coach of the Year in the fifth Annual Tournament of Champions South Florida High School Awards Sponsored by Warren Henry Automotive Group. Zaccheo, a legend in the high school sports arena, received the award during a breakfast and ceremony celebrated on Friday December 15 at the Warren Henry Range Rover Showroom in...