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SAS West Student Making A Difference As Mental Health Advocate

September 15, 2022 Juan S. Gomez SAS, Mental Health, Student Spotlight

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 has raised more than $80,000 through collection drives for the Anxiety and… Read the rest at our website.

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

June 15, 2021 Ammy Sanchez School for Advanced Studies, SAS

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 sought an educational program that could foster their children’s talents and prepare… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing

SAS Ranked As Fifth Best High School In The United States

May 1, 2021 Adriana Dos Santos School for Advanced Studies, SAS

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. News & World Report. “It’s an incredible honor and I think it’s a reflection of the hard work that is put in every single day… Read the rest at our website.

Lauryn Louis is one of three high school students to win a Heat scholarship.

Wolfson Campus Briefing

SAS Student Wins Coveted HEAT Scholarship

May 17, 2019 Alexa Hernández Scholarship, Heat Scholarship, SAS

Lauryn Louis, a senior at the School for Advanced Studies at Wolfson Campus, was one of three high school students to win the prestigious 2019 HEAT Scholarship. The HEAT scholarship, a $5,000 prize, is awarded to high school students that have excelled academically and demonstrated commitment to their community.… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing West Campus

SAS Student Wins Girl Scout Gold Service Award

April 12, 2019 Natalie Gutierrez West Campus, SAS

Regina Gallardo, a senior at the School for Advanced Studies at West Campus, was recently awarded the National Girl Scout Gold Service Award for curating a children’s comic book about traffic safety. Gallardo, 17, created the comic book during her junior year alongside four SAS seniors. The book aims… Read the rest at our website.

Photo of Maria Bravo, who is a Posse scholar.

Briefing

SAS Student Awarded Full-Tuition POSSE Scholarship

March 15, 2019 Alexa Hernández SAS, Scholarship, posse

School for Advanced Studies senior Maria Bravo is one of 10 POSSE scholars in the country selected to attend Franklin & Marshall College on a full-tuition scholarship. Bravo, 18, will pursue a pre-med pathway at the university this upcoming fall. “Thanks to the Posse scholarship, the faraway dream of… Read the rest at our website.

Wolfson Campus Briefing

SAS Student Receives Award From Mayor Carlos Giménez

February 23, 2018 Justin Marcano Wolfson Campus, SAS, Scholarship

Dax Aldecocea, a senior at the School for Advanced Studies at Wolfson Campus, was awarded the Pursuer of Excellence Award by Mayor Carlos Giménez on Feb. 6. Aldecocea, 17, has a 5.2 GPA while serving as Wolfson Campus SAS student government president and Miami-Dade County Youth Commissioner. He also… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing Wolfson Campus

Wolfson Campus To Host FLYi Fest

February 23, 2018 Camilla Sposito Wolfson Campus, SAS, DACA

Miami Dade College along with the Bezos Family Foundation and the School for Advanced Studies will host the second annual Florida League of Young Immigrants Ideas Fest at Wolfson Campus, 300 N.E. 2nd Ave., on March 3 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Organizations will display booths in the… Read the rest at our website.

Wolfson Campus News North Campus Kendall Campus

School For Advanced Studies Students Win Prestigious QuestBridge Scholarship

January 12, 2018 Corbin Bolies SAS, Scholarship

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 student will receive full tuition at a partner college. Founded in 1994, QuestBridge is a program that strives to connect low-income and first-generation students… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing North Campus

School For Advanced Studies Senior Wins Prestigious Writing Award

January 12, 2018 Camilla Sposito North Campus, SAS, YoungArts

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, 18, is an English major at North Campus and hopes to pursue a career in cinema and film production. “I was honestly so shocked when… Read the rest at our website.

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