Tag: Student Spotlight

SAS Student Wins Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship

Santiago Tobar, a senior in the School for Advanced Studies at Wolfson Campus, was awarded the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship. He was one...

Club Offers Spiritual Focus

The Supernatural Culture Club’s weekly meetings at Kendall Campus begin with students forming a circle and members leading the group in prayer. A loud...

North Campus Student Paints Mural At North Dade Middle School

Sheleah “Sunchild” Parks always had art in her blood. One of her earliest childhood memories is watching her father draw. By the time she was...

Gamers Battle At Miami Dade College

On a recent afternoon, in a corner of the Kendall Campus cafeteria, a knot of students gathered around computer screens engrossed in a game...

Student Pride Week Brings Awareness And Entertainment

The MDC Pride student club will host Pride Week at Wolfson Campus, 300 N.E. Second Ave. from April 11 through 14. The four-day event...

SAS Student Aspires For The Ivy Leagues Balancing Studies And Grueling Chemotherapy Treatments

Looking in the mirror one weekend, about two and a half years ago, Sterling Velazquez noticed something different about his face. It wasn’t the...

North Campus Student Creates Phileo Clothing Line

As an elementary school boy, Philipp Cheron always found himself fascinated by fashion. The importance of knowing how to present himself was instilled in...

The Violin Brothers, Sons of Mystro Spread Their Legacy

During the day, Umoja McNeish is a freshman Miami Dade College student studying music business/creative production. However, once Umoja leaves campus, he and his older...

MDC Students Aspire To Help Others With MADE At The Citadel

Imagine an indie version of a corporate office. Now imagine if these corporate offices issued workshops to help people succeed in their own career...

Filming Faith

For Carlos Andrés Cuervo, a 33-year-old film student at North Campus, filmmaking is a way to change the world. “I am a person who is...

SAS Student Accepted Into Several Top Universities

Romeo Umana, an 18-year-old School for Advanced Studies high school and a Miami Dade College student, was accepted into three Ivy League colleges, plus...

MDC Students Excel in Artistic Endeavors, Win Michael Jackson Tribute Dance Competition

How does one pursue a career as an entertainer? Is there a set path or curriculum that ensures you will get where you want...