Mater Academy High is honoring alumnus Emily Acosta, who was killed last week in a car accident near her school in Southwest Florida, by creating a scholarship in name.Mater Academy will host an alumni basketball game to collect funds to set up the scholarship, which is scheduled for 7 p.m., Thursday, April 11 at the the school’s gymnasium, 7700 N.W. 98 Street in Hialeah Gardens.Acosta, a student at Ave Maria University in Naples was killed...

Bob Graham Education Center’s seventh grade Robocat STEM Academy competed for the first time at the Future City competition at Florida International University (FIU) Engineering Campus in mid-January. David Coira, Michelle Mendez, Mathew Walker and Mengqi Wu represented the STEM Academy with their model. The students earned the Special Award for the Best Integration of Cultural and Historical Resources in a Future City. The students also won...

The Bobcat dance competition team of Bob Graham Education Center and their coach Mayri Martinez participated in the State Competition that took place at Charles F. Dodge City Center. It was held on January 27 and it was hosted by The American Dance Alliance. This is the second competition of the season and the Bobcats competed in several categories against several magnet schools. The team received three third place awards for Jazz, Lyrical...

One of the longest running and most highly acclaimed live theaters in South Florida, GableStage, brought Hamlet to life on March 6 at Miami Lakes Educational Center (MLEC). The play is one of Shakespeare’s most loved and well known tragedies. But this production was different. The GablesStage adaptation, titled “AKA Hamlet,: brought the 400 year old play into the 21 century.The original Hamlet is about a man that seeks revenge after his...

Hialeah Miami Lakes High School’s (HML) DECA team and faculty sponsor Ted Dinicola traveled to Orlando the first weekend in March to participate in the DECA State Career Development Conference (CDC). The 27 Trojan team members participated in a variety of events and competitions in multiple fields. Junior Janette Camejo and senior Stephany Sanchez competed in the Community Service Project category, garnering eighth place statewide for their...