Our Lady of the Lakes Fashion Show a real treat

Education Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School’s 22nd annual Children’s Fashion Show and luncheon, “An Evening in Morocco,” was a stylish fundraising success. The show was held October 20 at the Doubletree Miami Airport Convention Center. It featured 130 student models, from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, and drew more than 600 guests. The event is the largest fundraiser for the first half of the school year. Money...

Goleman AP honor students

Education Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Four Barbara Goleman Senior High School (Goleman) students earned a distinction as a National AP (Advanced Placement) Scholar. The distinction is given to these hardworking students by College Board, a nonprofit organization that helps connect students to opportunities and success on their road to a college education. In order to obtain a rank as a National AP Scholar, students must receive an average score of at least a four (five being...

BGEC participates in 2018 Jumpstart Read for Record

Education Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Bob Graham Education Center (BGEC) announced that the school  participated in the 2018 Jumpstart Read for the Record campaign on Thursday, October 25. This global campaign supports high-quality early learning, and highlights the importance of building children's vocabulary and promoting a love for reading. Children and adults worldwide were scheduled to take action by participating in the world's largest shared reading experience by...

Spanish Lake Elementary introduces MakerSpace

Education Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Spanish Lake Elementary (SLE) has opened a MakerSpace for students in the fifth grade level. A MakerSpace is an area that starts with inquiry. Students come for hands-on, creative ways to encourage them to design, experiment, build and invent. They are deeply engaged in science, engineering and tinkering. This area is filled with objects to enhance problem solving, critical thinking, and most importantly, cooperation. Thanks to Publix...

HML students earn a high passing rate in AP testing

Education Wednesday, October 31, 2018

  A total of 524 students participated in Advanced Placement (AP) testing in May 2018 at Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High School (HML) including 829 tests in over 15 elective and core subjects. Students at HML earned an impressive passing rate of 69 percent, compared to the district average passing rate of 55 percent. Trojan scholars didn’t stop there. They also outperformed peers statewide, where the passing rate was 56 percent,...
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