One of the primary goals for Pinecrest mayors has been to maintain the quality of education at the five public schools located in the Village. That goal has always been a priority for Mayor Cindy Lerner, who initiated the SmARTy Dog campaign last year that positioned beautifully painted dogs on public property throughout the Village. [...]
Most children can’t wait until their birthday because they want a birthday party with lots and lots of presents. Not Rachel Seymour- Newton. When she was about to turn 9, she told her mom she wanted her party to be used to raise money to save dogs. “I heard about a lot of dogs being [...]
Stephanie Torres is the Coral Gables High Silver Knight nominee in the category of New Media. She has been volunteering for Portal Vista, an online vision care magazine targeted at Latin America and Hispanic communities in the U.S. She began as an assistant researching vision care products and services and now does design work. “I [...]
Palmetto High School junior Sebastien Siclait volunteers as a stage hand for Miami Children’s Theater at the Dave and Mary Alper Jewish Community Center. “I act here (at Palmetto High School), but the reason I mostly work in the technical area at Miami Children’s Theater is because it’s more of a musical theater and I’m [...]
Coral Gables High senior Azalia Landablanco spent much of her junior year exploring Vizcaya Museum and Gardens for an internship. The research she did was to create an I-Book based about the historic structure and the gardens for Miami-Dade County Parks and Recreation. The I-Book could be used by visitors to tour Vizcaya. “You put [...]
Senior Ana Victoria Alfonso is the Coral Gables High Silver Knight nominee in the Vocational/Technical category. Alfonso’s goal is eventually to work with the United Nations in social and educational development. She already has made a start — this past summer she went to Costa Rica for eight weeks with Amigos de las Americas. “I [...]
Palmer Trinity ninth grader Emily Kalbac is no ordinary high school freshman. Kalbac is a go getter who is constantly working to raise money and awareness for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America. Her older brother Tyler’s tough battle with ulcerative colitis made her aware of the condition. “Crohn’s Disease and ulcerative colitis are [...]
Alexandra Gugliuzza is the Palmetto High School Silver Knight nominee in the Math category. One of the reasons she was chosen as a Silver Knight candidate is because of her charitable work. “In 2010, my best friend (Martina Sandoval) and I created a charity called Sanuza,” Gugliuzza says. “We try to raise money for other [...]
Palmetto High School senior Zach Cosner is the school’s Silver Knight nominee in the category of Speech and Debate. Cosner has been on the school’s debate team for four years. His area of specialization is policy debate. Each year, policy debate teams are given one general issue to research for the competitions. This year’s issue [...]
Most children can’t wait until their birthday because they want a party with lots of presents. Not Rachel Seymour-Newton. When she was about to turn nine years old, she told her mom she wanted her party to be used to raise money to save dogs. “I heard about lot of dogs being abused and I [...]
Palmetto High School junior Mackenzie Gusman is a cheerful, involved student. She’s the Junior Class president, elected again after serving as president of the Class of 2014 as a freshman and sophomore. She has received the Outstanding Leadership Award for her class two years in a row and no one would be surprised if she [...]
Coral Gables High School senior Lorrelle Jock hasapproximately 550 community service hours, most approximately 550 community service hours, most earned because of her participation in the school’s music and drama programs. Jock sings and plays guitar and a little piano. “I act as well,” she said. She is not only in a chorus, but she’s [...]
Compassion is a quality that is exhibited by Coral Gables High School senior Gene Liu. Liu is involved heavily in a charity called Angels of Love, started by his uncle in Jamaica. The charity’s goal is to raise money to help critically and terminally ill children receive treatment. The charity also seeks donations of gently [...]
Coral Gables High School senior Audrey Fernandez is involved in an organization called Angels of Love Jamaica. The charity helps critically ill underprivileged children. “This past summer a few friends and I took a trip to Jamaica to volunteer with the organization. While there, I visited two hospitals, one in May Pen and one in [...]
