Miami-Dade County Public Schools celebrates their teachers' incredible achievements with a ceremony held to commemorate the ...

Vivian Ventura, an orchestra teacher at Southwood Middle School, has been named the 2026 Francisco R. Walker Miami-Dade County Teacher of the Year at a ceremony held this evening at the DoubleTree ...

Southwood Middle School teacher Vivian Ventura was named Teacher of the Year by the district. Shortsighted actions can have ...

Southwood Middle School Orchestra Director and South Region Teacher of the Year finalist Vivian Ventura speaks to guest after being named named 2026 Francisco R. Walker Teacher of the Year for ...

Walker Teacher of the Year 2026: (left to right) Shannon Grant, Leroy Douglas, Vivian Ventura, and Daniel Vinat. Jose Iglesias [email protected] For the past 23 years, aside from a few ...

Vivian Ventura, an orchestra teacher at Southwood Middle School and a 20-year veteran of the school district. "I'm so grateful for the award, because I really wanted to highlight music programs ...

Guided by her motto, “Never Stop Learning,” Vivian Ventura was named top instructor after being selected as one of the top four instructors eligible for the award. For the past four years ...

Vivian Ventura, an accomplished musician and orchestra teacher at Southwood Middle School, was named the 2026 Francisco R. Walker Teacher of the Year. Taking the stage at the DoubleTree by Hilton ...