Miami Dolphins to visit Glades Middle School

Karen Yi, Sun Sentinel 10:38 a.m. EST, February 12, 2013 Students at Glades Middle School are in for a P.E. class straight from the pros. The Miami Dolphins will visit the school Wednesday for a Gatorade Junior Training Camp session. Students will learn offensive and defensive drills that include hurdles, knock-away dummies, ladders and halfback [...]

Nova Middle collects 500 loaves of bread for food pantry

Nova students bake bread

More than 500 loaves of fresh baked bread were collected Monday. (Roxana Matthews / January 14, 2013) Karen Yi, Sun Sentinel 5:59 p.m. EST, January 14, 2013 Students turned in more than 500 loaves of freshly baked bread Monday morning after learning the science of baking last week. The Nova Middle School students in Davie [...]

Harrellson, Andersen emerge as Heat options in middle

MIAMI—   With a 2012-13 roster otherwise mostly completed, the Miami Heat continue to deal with their remaining sizeable issue.    Free-agent center Josh Harrellson, traded by the New York Knicks to the Houston Rockets earlier this summer and since released, confirmed on his Twitter account a workout with the Heat at AmericanAirlines Arena.    [...]

New energy guide for Broward readers, middle school students

By Marc Freeman May 31, 2012 12:59 PM Broward County middle schools recently received a new curriculum program about conservation and energy saving programs, arranged by Sun Sentinel’s Newspapers in Education program. It’s called “ENERGY SENSE – Conservation And Efficiency Start With You,” and it comes in the form of a full-color poster packed with [...]

No middle men: Miami Heat likely to again play small

MIAMI— The goal never was to line up with a starting center who, Dwyane Wade insists, is “6-7, on a good day” and a backup who is listed at 235 pounds. But sometimes reality dictates otherwise. Tuesday’s sobering reality was Charlotte Bobcats free-agent center Kwame Brown signing to play for the Golden State Warriors for [...]

Heat hope Eddy Curry can eat up minutes in middle

MIAMI— The last thing you’d think a team featuring three centers tipping the scales at nearly 900 combined pounds would be is a bit thin in the middle. Yet that just about sums up the Miami Heat’s current situation. There is Joel Anthony, the incumbent starter who averaged a robust two points a game last [...]

Driftwood Middle jumping for the record

By Anna Beach October 28, 2011 01:22 PM So, what got Driftwood Middle School jumping on Oct. 12?The principal, staff, 1,477 students…and even the school mascot……And why was the Mayor of Hollywood watching? It seems the school was trying to help set a Guinness World Records title for the most people doing jumping jacks at [...]

Broward middle school students eligible for college scholarship

By Anna Beach September 12, 2011 06:31 PM A Broward middle schooler’s way with words could win a 4-year college scholarship. This year, Broward is one of three counties eligible to participate in the Florida Prepaid College Foundation’s annual essay contest, which is open to seventh and eighth graders whose families qualify for the free [...]

Broward middle school student wins $50,000 college scholarship

By Rafael Olmeda May 25, 2011 02:30 PM Zachariah Chou with his trophyand $ 50K scholarship check (on his leftis Nt Etuk, CEO of Tabula and to his rightis Troy Carter, Manager for Lady Gaga). Cool. Silver Trail Middle School student Zachariah Chou has a lot to brag about. He just won a trip to [...]

Pittman looms as Heat answer in middle

As Erik Spoelstra tries to maneuver the Miami Heat through these Eastern Conference finals with a starting center who more closely resembles a power forward (Joel Anthony) and three veteran centers so far past their primes that all three might be out of the league next season (Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Erick Dampier and Jamaal Magloire), assistant [...]

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