A fourth grade student at Bob Graham Education Center put aside his hopes for gifts on his 10th birthday and instead, asked his friends to donate supplies for victims of Hurricane Dorian. Robert Mathieu celebrated his birthday Sept. 14. He’s shown in the photo above surrounded by donations on stage at the school that is at 15901 NW 79th Ave. in Miami Lakes.Robert doesn’t have ties to the Bahamas, but his parents taught him that service and...

Miami Laker Ramiro Inguanzo was recently appointed to the Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ Secure our Future Advisory Committee.In Nov. 2018, Miami-Dade County voters approved a .75 mill increase in property taxes to improve teacher compensation raises and increase security in schools.Revenues of $240 million generated from the additional tax have come in, Inguanzo said on Sept. 13.School Board Chair Perla Tabares Hantman appointed Inguanzo...

Spanish Lake Elementary hosted their first movie night under the stars for this school year on Sept. 6. Miami-Date County Commissioner Esteban L. Bovo, Jr. sponsored the event. “Coco,” a Disney movie, was shown on the campus at 7940 NW 194th St. to a large crowd of students and their families.
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Three Lawton Chiles Middle School students received perfect scores on state tests and were recognized Sept. 9 by their school, which is at 8190 NW 197th St. in Miami.Photographed with Principal Stephanie M. Tudor is Samuel Dominquez, who answered every question correctly on the Florida Standards Assessments 7th grade mathematics exam, and Hector Verdun, who aced the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards civics test.Ramiro Rojas, pictured...

A Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High student inspired by lessons learned in BizCamp has created an all natural hair product.Sophomore Kimberly Downer, 15, who is enrolled in the school’s Digital Media Magnet program, says her Natural Beauty treatment does not have preservatives and keeps hair healthy and moisturized.Downer developed the product during last summer’s camp, a program designed by The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship.It gives...