Jessica Romero,10th grade Advanced Placement (AP) Art History teacher, was named Teacher of the Year at Barbara Goleman Senior High School (BGHS). Romero is the Fine Arts Department head as well as the school’s Activities Director.  In addition to teaching sophomores, Romero teaches other levels as well. She also sponsors the Student Government Association (SGA) a feat, she says, holds a special place in her heart. ...

  This year's Drug Abuse Resistance Program (DARE) graduation at Spanish Lakes Elementary (SLE) was bittersweet due to the beloved Miami-Dade Police Officer Wendy Heller's forthcoming retirement. Since the school’s inception, Heller has served as SLE’s resource officer and DARE instructor. After the students were presented the certificate of completion for the 10 week course, a special award was given to 5th grader, Max...

  Christy Llanes has been named as José Marti MAST Academy’s (JMMA) 2018 Teacher of the Year. She has worked as the Science, Engineering, Communication and Mathematics Enhancement (SECME) coordinator since she began working as a teacher at JMMA 7 years ago. During this time, there has been a tremendous change of staff, many positive programs implemented and an upward trend in the achievements of students at the school, all...

  The Miami Lakes Optimist Club’s MIA 8U travel flag football team recently won the 2018 national championship, defeating the Miami Lobos in a 20-0 shut out during the Grip It and Rip It Tournament at Brain Piccolo Park in Broward County.    The team went undefeated (5-0) and held all of their opponents scoreless and only gave up three first downs during the entire tournament. “Once that final whistle blew it was...

  Former Monsignor Edward Pace High student-athlete Ray Shipman recently earned his Master’s degree in Sports Administration from St. Thomas University. The former linebacker for the New Orleans Saints, the Florida Gators and University of Central Florida was also a basketball standout at Pace, leading the Spartans to two consecutive state championships and was named Florida High School Player of the Year. Shipman, 28, is a...