Marnel Jean, of the Miami-Dade North High School High Tech Program, today won The Able Trustâs South Florida Regional of its Jeannie Amendola Speech & Research Competition. Marnel will move on to compete with the other regional winners in the state finals on June 21, 2019, in Orlando, Fla., and will be judged by The Able Trust Board of Directors.
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Caught Between A Rock and A Hard Place
The Westside Gazette Newspaper is honored to feature these contributions made by local students.
    As the New Mount Olive Baptist Church CEA embarks on its âNEXT CHAPTER,â with the newly appointed full-time Director, Brithney Johnson, they are soliciting 100 NEW volunteers for the 2019-2020 school year in addition to those who have previously committed.
    In honor of Lupus Awareness Month, Village Life FL, Inc. partnered with Dillard High Schoolâs alumni class of 2003 for Panthers Put on Purple: Lupus Awareness and Fundraising Gala. Held on May 25, 2019, the event honored 5 amazingly strong Lupus Warriors, brought attention to the epidemic and raised money to provide a deserving high school graduate with a scholarship.Â
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Zeta Rho Omega Chapter in partnership with AKAdemic Foundation, Incorporated experienced a historical third straight sell out for its Annual Pink Ice Event: Pumps, Pearls, and Denim! This AKAmazing event honored local officials in the communities who are making a difference and raised funds to support our International Program Targets and Scholarships.
Recently Comcast awarded $47,750 in college scholarships for the 2019-2020 school year to 18 Broward County high school seniors as part of its annual Leaders and AchieversÂŽ Scholarship Program. These students are among 90 from across Florida who are receiving a total of $236,000 in Leaders and Achievers scholarships this year.
On a recent visit to Miami, Pamela Henry, Editor of the Westside Gazette Newspaper in Broward County, visited Brothers and Sisters Soul Food to have a taste of their souse which is supposed to be the âbestâ
     Florida A&M University (FAMU) President Larry Robinson, Ph.D., signed an agreement with the University of Haifa that will expand study abroad options for FAMU students.
The Board of the YWCA of Palm Beach County, Inc., (YWCA) is excited to announce that, after a six (6) month search, they have unanimously approved the hiring of Kathleen N. Spears, Ph.D., of Indianapolis, to be the new Chief Executive Officer. âDr. Spears comes to us with a wealth of nonprofit executive experience with an emphasis on health, women and childrenâs issues,â stated President, Kalinthia Dillard.