Jose Marti MAST Academy hosted its annual Teacher of the Year ceremony on January 31. All of the district’s Teachers of the Year were invited to attend. The finalists along with the winners for the district were recognized by their school system. Jennifer Torino was named teacher of the Year for Jose Marti and Lucia Morales was named Rookie Teacher of the Year. Pictured (from left) are Torino, principal Jose Enriquez and Morales.

On February 19, Virginia Ladeira (pictured above), fourth grader and Leah Rios (pictured below), seventh grader, participated and represented Miami Lakes K-8 Center (MLK-8) at The Miami Herald Spelling Bee held at The University of Miami. The 79th annual competition included students from Miami-Dade and Monore County schools. Both girls did an outstanding job and experienced what many do not have the opportunity to do.

Miami Lakes Town Foundation, with funds raised at the 2018 Food and Wine Festival, presented a $1,000 grant to the Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High School National Honor Society (NHS) Trojan Chapter for the FIU Ropes Course. Pictured (from left) HML teacher Gina Bryson-Prieto, Foundation director Clarisell De Cardenas, Foundation director Fred Senra, NHS president Daniel Miro, Foundation treasurer Ismael Diaz, NHS treasurer Erik Fernandez, NHS...

Miami Dade College is now offering a program for veterans.The college has initiated the Veterans Upward Bound program, a no-cost initiative for veterans who are seeking to engage in post-secondary education.Through the program eligible veterans can obtain a basic skills assessment, preparation for standardized post-secondary tests, assistance with GI benefits and forms, and linkage to various support groups and services around the...

January 28 marked the 100th day of school at Our Lady of the Lakes! Dianna Acosta’s and Lisa Navarro’s Pre-K 3 classes had a very special morning snack that tied in with the theme. The children used 10 different snack items to classify and add to a hundred. They counted by ones, tens and even by fives. At the end of the activity, they were able to see what a hundred pieces of their favorite snacks look like. It was a lot of fun and very...