Bob Graham Education Center’s STEM Academy competed at the Roboslam robotics competition held at the Miami-Dade County Fairgrounds on Jan. 25. Three teams represented the Miami Lakes school in the contest that drew 53 competing teams. One BGEC team earned the build award and a second BGEC team won the create award. The students qualified to compete at the South Florida VEX IQ Regional Competition to be held at Westminster...

When Vanessa Valle was a little girl playing with her dolls, she would pretend to be their teacher. Sharing knowledge is something Valle has continued to do through her adult life. And on Jan. 30, her passion for education was rewarded when she was named the 2021 Francisco R. Walker Teacher of the Year, a top award for educators in Miami-Dade County. Valle, 37, an English teacher at Hialeah Gardens Senior High School, was so...

Arianna Cruz of Hialeah (shown above) was named to the dean’s list at Emerson College in Boston for the fall 2019 semester. Cruz, class of 2021, is a graduate of Hialeah Gardens High School. She is majoring in political communication. To land a spot on the dean’s list, a student must have a grade point average of 3.7 or higher, the college said. Also recognized was Marirosa Crawford of Miami Lakes, a dance major at Purchase...

The Town of Miami Lakes and its Education Advisory Board are accepting applications for The Graham Companies Scholarship, to be presented by firm. Two scholarships of $1,000 each will be awarded to graduating high school seniors who are residents of Miami Lakes. Applications must be submitted to town hall by March 31. The Education Advisory Board will select two recipients during its April meeting, and the winners will be...

Bob Graham Education Center’s Civic Engagement Academy won first place in Miami-Dade County Public School’s “We the People” district competition on Jan. 9, and placed second at the state contest in Lakeland, Fla. on Jan. 31. Students researched, studied and debated the intricacies of the U.S. Constitution to perfect their arguments, teacher John Brady said.Back row, left to right: Teacher John Brady; Rachel Almaguer; Maria Vilela-Fuentes,...