Miami Lakes K-8 Center's Future Educators of America (FEA) held a donation drive in April to benefit The Lotus House which is a shelter for homeless women and their children. The Lotus House provides support, education, tools and resources that empower women to improve their lives. With the help of students, staff and their PTSA, FEA donated much needed items like canned goods, socks, clothing, shoes, stuffed animals, toys, pencils, pens and...

Barbara Goleman High School (BGHS) is proud to have been given the opportunity to have some of its STEM students participate in Nationals. After much struggle and hard work in raising the needed funding for them to participate in their first national competition, their efforts paid off. From April 26-27, they left to participate in a national competition at Texas A&M University. Although they wanted to win first place, they were excited at...

For the first time in Jose Marti MAST 6-12 Academy (JMMAST) history, the school hase a Silver Knight Award Honorable Mention. The honor was achieved in the Art category by senior Vanessa Tascon Meneses. She was very involved in the restoration of her school’s 40 life sized painting around the building.  She is a contributing artist to their ever-expanding mural depicting street art much like the kind seen in the Wynwood District. She has also...

Members of the Town of Miami Lakes Education Advisory Board are pictured at Barbara Goleman Senior High School with their donation of a new sound system for the school’s auditorium. Pictured (top, from left) Dennis Brennes, principal Dr. Manuel Sanchez, Ramiro Inguanzo Hector Abad and assistant principal Robert Inza; (bottom, from left) Day Garcia, Jackie Vaquer, Zuli Martinez and Janet Marti.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho has been honored with the 2019 National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) Superintendent of the Year Award during its 48th Annual NABE Conference at Disney World’s Coronado Springs Resort.“I am honored to receive the National Association of Bilingual Education Superintendent of the Year Award,” said Carvalho. “This coveted honor is a testament to the district’s...