WHEN LAKE MARY PREPARATORY SCHOOL CELEBRATED THE graduation of 175 students in May, the assembled parents weren't the only ones with tears in their eyes. Graduation is always a happy triumph for the faculty and staff, too, who helped the class of 2012 secure more than $2.5 million in college scholarships. Long before they walk across [...]
Check out CentralFloridaTop5! They shared by guest post about entrepreneurship today. http://www.centralfloridatop5.com/2012/03/13/education-entrepreneurship-empowerment-jacf-junior-achievement/ --Ashley Cisneros ***************************************************************************** Ashley Cisneros is a co-founder of Chatter Buzz Media, an Orlando Internet marketing firm that helps companies and organizations engage with their target markets through inbound marketing via the Internet. Chatter Buzz Media, which won the Social Madness competition for the [...]
It was such an honor to speak to the Multicultural Greek Council at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University about personal branding! We're hearing so much about the importance of getting more young people -- especially minorities and women -- into STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) in order to help our country recover from the recession and remain globally competitive. It was [...]
JUST A SHORT DRIVE NORTH OF LAKE MARY LIES ONE OF CENTRAL Florida’s most significant cultural treasures. Stetson University’s award-winning School of Music offers invaluable opportunities to enjoy world-class performances-close to home. Recognized as one of the most undergraduate-only professional schools of music in the country, Stetson’s School of Music has purposefully limited the program to [...]
Jackie Garcia* graduated from an Orlando high school in May 2007, but the honor roll student can’t afford to pay for out-of-state tuition at the local community college. Although Jackie has lived in the United States since she was a young girl, she has to pay out-of-state tuition because of her undocumented status. Jackie is not alone. Around [...]
A survey by UF’s Bureau of Economic and Business Research this week found that Florida consumers became more pessimistic in August. The preliminary consumer confidence index for Florida decreased to 95 – a one-point drop from last month and a drastic fall from 112 last August, according to the Florida Consumer Attitude Survey. The bureau employs UF students to conduct monthly telephone surveys to random phone numbers [...]
Mosley High School pairs sports with spirituality Every Friday morning, a diverse group of students gather in the A. Crawford Mosley High School gymnasium to start off the weekend with a warm up. Swimmers stretch their arms over members of the football team and all bow their heads to think about the "game" ahead and the [...]
Remember when hall passes were required to go anywhere in high school? Back then students had few rights. Fortunately, things are a little different in college. Colleges and universities around the country establish specific rights on paper, such as the freedom of expression and the right to assembly. For many, the thought of a student bill [...]
After being in existence for less than a year, UF's Hispanic Association of Bilingual Assistance, or HABLA, is making a difference in the lives of local Hispanic families. Founder Nadia Gomez said, "We've done so much in a short time, and HABLA will continue to grow." The not-for-profit organization is comprised of students of all majors [...]
