
Positive people in Pinecrest : Yitzchak Shapiro
A year ago, Miami Palmetto High School rising senior Yitzchak Shapiro had surgery to deal with severe scoliosis. “It was such a shock.” he says. “It wasn’t... Read more.

Positive people in Pinecrest : Jared Olster
Recently, Miami Palmetto High School rising senior Jared Olster won the Outstanding Junior Social Science Award, an academic based award. Olster took Advanced Placement... Read more.

Positive people in Pinecrest : Victoria Enriquez
Miami Palmetto High School rising junior Victoria Enriquez has written a picture book called My Math Mess to spread awareness about a learning disability she has... Read more.

Positive people in Pinecrest : Taima Khouri
For a year, Miami Palmetto High School rising senior Taima Khouri would go to the Holtz Children’s Hospital at Jackson Memorial Hospital to volunteer with oncology... Read more.

Positive people in Pinecrest : Andie Gussin
Miami Palmetto High School rising senior Andie Gussin created Packages for PATCHES to work with the non-profit organization PATCHES PPEC. “They have children who... Read more.

Positive people in Pinecrest : Matias Lara
Palmer Trinity School rising junior Matias Lara is the top seed on the school tennis team, and he also plays in tournaments outside of school. In April, he was ranked... Read more.

Positive people in Pinecrest : Maria Gomez
Last year, Miami Palmetto High School rising senior Maria Gomez started her own community service project called New Beginning. The project helps teen moms in Colombia... Read more.

Positive people in Pinecrest : Joaquim Simoes
This year, Palmer Trinity School rising junior Joaquim Simoes created a community service project for Falcons for a Cure, a group dedicated to raising money and... Read more.

Positive people in Pinecrest : Myles Messinger
Music is Miami Palmetto High School junior Myles Messinger’s passion. This year, Messinger was chosen to play clarinet in the Miami-Dade Superintendent’s Honors... Read more.

Positive people in Pinecrest : Cemre Sengul
Cemre Sengul is Gulliver Prep’s Silver Knight nominee in the Vocational/Technical category. When she was a freshman, she took a computer class. “When I took... Read more.