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Doral Academy math students compete in Gainesville

By Adrianne Richardson
Select students from Doral Academy Preparatory School recently competed in the Buccholz Math Competition, and won fifth place overall.
Select students from Doral Academy Preparatory School recently competed in the Buccholz Math Competition, and won fifth place overall. Photo provided to the Miami Herald

Doral Academy Preparatory School’s math students placed fifth overall in the Buccholz Math Competition on Saturday in Gainesville.

Allan Dolago, Logan Fontirroche, Raul Valle and Irena Lian of the pre-calculus team placed second; Bin Zheng, Carlos Estrada, Giovanni Ferioli and Jose Romero of the statistics team placed fifth.

In individual tests, Allan placed fifth and Logan placed 16th in pre-calculus; Bin placed fifth in statistics; and Anirudh Rahul placed 16th in calculus.

The King Carter Global Trade and Logistics Academy has officially opened in honor of King Javon Carter, a 6-year-old boy shot and killed in 2016 in Miami’s inner city. Pictured in the front row, from left: Miami Dade School Board member Steve Gallon III, King’s mother Monica Carter, Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho and School Board member Martin Karp.
The King Carter Global Trade and Logistics Academy has officially opened in honor of King Javon Carter, a 6-year-old boy shot and killed in 2016 in Miami’s inner city. Pictured in the front row, from left: Miami Dade School Board member Steve Gallon III, King’s mother Monica Carter, Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho and School Board member Martin Karp. Photo provided to the Miami Herald

King Carter Global Trade and Logistics Academy

Miami Northwestern High School will now house the King Carter Global Trade and Logistics Academy, thanks to an anonymous $1-million donation that was made to pay homage to a 6-year-old boy’s life.

King Javon Carter, 6, was killed in 2016 during a drive-by shooting in Miami; and now he’ll be honored through the academy — which will focus on creating career readiness opportunities for students. The academy was unveiled last week by Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, MDCPS Board Members Martin Karp and Steve Gallon III, district staff, and parents Monica Carter and Santonio Carter.

Duncan Stoner, center, of Palmer Trinity School recently was appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy. He is pictured with Head of School Patrick Roberts, left, and Head of Upper School Ashley Chapman.
Duncan Stoner, center, of Palmer Trinity School recently was appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy. He is pictured with Head of School Patrick Roberts, left, and Head of Upper School Ashley Chapman. Photo provided to the Miami Herald

Palmer Trinity School

Duncan Stoner, a senior at Palmer Trinity School, recently received an offer of appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy. He received a call from Rep. Carlos Curbelo last week with the news.

Duncan is president of his school’s Student Government Association, a captain of his school’s cross country team, and is a member of the student vestry.

“We are extremely proud of Duncan. He is a model student and natural leader who has demonstrated a deep concern for his community and his fellow students,” said Head of School Patrick Roberts.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools

Miami-Dade County Public Schools will observe Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day on Feb. 2 instead of April 26, which is the national observance, to avoid disrupting mandatory testing for students.

For updates, follow MDCPS on Twitter @MDCPS or on Facebook @MiamiSchools.

If you have news for this column, please send it to Adrianne Richardson at schoolscenemia@gmail.com.

This story was originally published January 16, 2018 at 12:25 PM with the headline "Doral Academy math students compete in Gainesville."

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