Author: Nikole Valiente

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Former Reporter Sports Editor Wins $1,250 Journalism Scholarship

Nikole Valiente , 
Scarlling Manzanarez, who served as The Reporter’s sports editor during the 2022-2023 school year, was one of six students nationwide awarded a $1,250 Associated Press Sports Editors scholarship. The prize was awarded based on the students’ journalism work, academic record and financial need. Winners also received APSE student memberships.… Read the rest at our website.
Biophilic Design
BriefingKendall Campus

Biophilic Exhibit Opens At Kendall Campus

Nikole Valiente ,  , 
The Learning Commons at Kendall Campus, 11011 SW 104th St., is hosting the Biophilic Design – Japanese Teahouses of the Mangrove Moon exhibit through Aug. 11. Curated by professor Lyle Culver, the exhibit connects people to nature through biophilic works—structures that integrate environmental characteristics such as sunlight, air and… Read the rest at our website.
Learning Academy
NewsKendall Campus

Kendall Campus Launches Certificate Program For Neurodivergent Students

Nikole Valiente
Last August, Miami-Dade County District 7 Commissioner Raquel Regalado came to Kendall Campus with a proposal.  Regalado, who has two children with autism, wanted the College to create an initiative to help students with neurodivergent conditions—such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, dyslexia and Tourette’s syndrome—receive access to collegiate education and employment… Read the rest at our website.
NewsSportsHomestead Campus

A Unified Soccer Team Created By MDC Student Wins Special Olympics Gold Medal

Nikole Valiente
In 2007, Maya Alvarez watched in amazement as her mom, Jodi English, created and coached a Special Olympics team at Miami Southridge Senior High School for students with intellectual disabilities. Ten years later, Alvarez’s brother, Logan, started a Unified Special Olympics team to allow people at the school without… Read the rest at our website.