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...

  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,...

  Miami Lakes K-8 Center's (MLK8) PTSA (Parent Teacher Student Association) has supplied 83 teachers in their school with year-round school supplies through the initiative Teachers Closet. The Teachers Closet is a program that accepts new supplies and materials for staff to use in their classrooms. Teachers can visit the closet, and use donated items for their students. The first distribution took place on October 4 and was received by...

  Wearing a red power suit, assistant U.S. attorney Breezye Telfair made one thing clear – she can try a case. She owned the Harbinger newsroom at Miami Lakes Educational Center (MLEC), much like she owns a courtroom, as she discussed her career and the unconventional path she took to becoming a federal prosecutor. The Miami Lakes native started her journalism career in high school, when she interned with The Miami Herald and...

  Once again, Miami Lakes Educational Center (MLEC) is among the best. This time, the Jaguars earned the highest marks in STEM, (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) becoming a Gold Designated School. Over 100 schools across South Florida completed the extensive process for the STEM designation, which includes competitions that students participate in throughout the year, professional development for teachers, developing and...