Lawton Chiles Middle School is celebrating the value of respect during the month of October.Teachers recognized six students for excelling at their schoolwork, for having great attitudes in class and for showing leadership and respect toward their teachers and classmates.Principal Stephanie Tudor is shown with, from left,Caitlynne Edwards, Víctor Navarro; Jeancrist Bello;Bryan Pietrojimenez; Sophia Garcia and EsosaIghodaro.The school is at...

There was some serious star power for the kids at Hialeah Gardens Elementary School as they marked “Walk Our Children to School Day” on Oct. 1.Lady Liberty (4th grader Diana Vazquez) was joined by Principal Rachel Autler; Perla Tabares Hantman, chair, School Board of Miami-Dade County and Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho.Hialeah Gardens Mayor Yioset De La Cruz was also on hand for the event.Hialeah Gardens Elementary is at 9702 NW 130th St....

Miami-Dade County Public Schools is accepting applications to its Magnet programs for the 2020-2021 school year.Applications will be accepted until Jan. 15.Students may choose from 384 programs offered at 114 schools across the district.Magnet programs offer unique studies that focus on students’ special interests, talents, and abilities, at all grade levels.Programs include gaming design and animation; business innovation; botany; financial...

Rakia Walker briefly traded the drama of theater for the spectacle of politics last summer.The Barbara Goleman Senior High School graduate interned last summer for Miami-Dade CountyCommissioner Barbara Jordan.She landed the job through Jordan’s Summer Youth Internship Initiative, and grew from a shy bystander to someone who helped make positive changes in her community.Walker, 18, of Miami Gardens is a freshman at Nova Southeastern...

South Florida children know the devastation a storm can bring. After Hurricane Dorian destroyed parts of The Bahamas on Labor Day weekend, students from at least two schools gathered supplies to send to our neighbors in that country. Photos are courtesy of the schools.