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SAS West Student Making A Difference As Mental Health Advocate

NewsJuan S. Gomez -
When her then eight-year-old brother was diagnosed with anxiety in 2017, Andrea Pita was determined to advocate for people afflicted by mental health issues. Five years later, the 17-year-old School for Advanced Studies student at West Campus...

These Four Siblings Graduated From The School For Advanced Studies—The Youngest Finished In May

NewsAmmy Sanchez -
Pakistani natives Faisal Imtiaz Mohammad and Shahla Mohammad worried that their four American children—Hisham, Waleed, Sameer and Raania—would lose focus studying in what they view as a lax college culture in the United States.  So the Mohammads...

SAS Ranked As Fifth Best High School In The United States

BriefingAdriana Dos Santos -
Miami Dade College’s School for Advanced Studies has been ranked as the fifth best high school in the nation—and tops in Florida—by the U.S....

SAS Student Wins Coveted HEAT Scholarship

BriefingAlexa Hernández -
Lauryn Louis, a senior at the School for Advanced Studies at Wolfson Campus, was one of three high school students to win the prestigious...

SAS Student Wins Girl Scout Gold Service Award

West CampusNatalie Gutierrez -
Regina Gallardo, a senior at the School for Advanced Studies at West Campus, was recently awarded the National Girl Scout Gold Service Award for...

SAS Student Awarded Full-Tuition POSSE Scholarship

BriefingAlexa Hernández -
School for Advanced Studies senior Maria Bravo is one of 10 POSSE scholars in the country selected to attend Franklin & Marshall College on...

SAS Student Receives Award From Mayor Carlos Giménez

BriefingJustin Marcano -
Dax Aldecocea, a senior at the School for Advanced Studies at Wolfson Campus, was awarded the Pursuer of Excellence Award by Mayor Carlos Giménez...

Wolfson Campus To Host FLYi Fest

BriefingCamilla Sposito -
Miami Dade College along with the Bezos Family Foundation and the School for Advanced Studies will host the second annual Florida League of Young...

School For Advanced Studies Students Win Prestigious QuestBridge Scholarship

NewsCorbin Bolies -
School for Advanced Studies students Dianelis Lopez, Luis Velasco and Luis Camargo-Carlos have been selected as recipients of the QuestBridge National College Match scholarship. Each...

School For Advanced Studies Senior Wins Prestigious Writing Award

BriefingCamilla Sposito -
School for Advanced Studies Senior Triniti Wade, is one of 15 winners of the National YoungArts Foundation’s Young Arts Merit Award in Writing. Wade,...

School For Advanced Studies Senior Honored By Mayor Gimenez

BriefingJustin Marcano -
Ricardo Castro, a senior at the School for Advanced Studies at Kendall Campus, was honored by Mayor Carlos Giménez on Nov. 21 with the...

School For Advanced Studies Student Honored By Doral Councilwoman

BriefingGabriela Alvarado -
Natalia Mercado, a senior in the School for Advanced Studies at West Campus, was honored by city of Doral councilwoman Christi Fraga on Oct....

‘Speed Demon’ Breaks National Record At Double Dutch Championship

NewsAlessandra Pacheco -
For Chris Rosario, watching a jump-rope show at his elementary school for the first time was like watching fireworks. “The show made my jaw...