Mater Academy’s seventh-grade student Jinah Mickens-Malik won the state championship in the 800 meters last week in Bradenton, Florida. Her feat is considered “amazing” by coaches, teachers and her peers since she beat high-school students to give her school the state championship. “What an accomplishment for a 7th grader to win this competition,” said her teacher Ivette Raul Amador. “What an honor to be...

The Pace High School Spartans varsity baseball team came alive during the Region 4-5A Tournament, beating Pompano Beach High School 9-3 in the finals on May 10. The regional tournament started off with an intense game against Key West High School on April 27. The Spartans threw their ace, senior Christopher Rodriguez, who pitched the entire game and throwing 15 strikeouts.  Senior Jonathan Ledesma hitting a single, followed by pinch...

Every February, senior athletes get excited for one reason – they are finally eligible to sign their Letter of Intent to their desired college or university.An athletic signing celebrates all the hard work that the student-athlete has demonstrated throughout the years.Likewise, Mater Academy hosted its very first Academic Signing in school history on April 19 to celebrate the accomplishments of the school’s top senior...

Pace Senior High School celebrated the success of three student athletes as wrestler Alexander Perez signed a Letter of Intent with Missouri Baptist University while basketball star Destiny Wilson and tennis star Josvany Lesende signed Letters of Intent with St. Thomas University at a ceremony held on April 27. The trio signed their scholarships for their respective universities in front of their families, the Pace student body, and Pace...

Goleman’s badminton team celebrates an amazing season after attending and for the first time in Goleman’s history the team placed in the Youth Fair Tournament on March 11 at South Miami Sr. High. In girls singles Patricia Miranda finished in first place for Dade county and in girls doubles Sydney Cote and Alyssa Moore finished in second.  For North Districts Divisionals on April 6, Miranda took home first place for girls...