Principal Joaquin Hernandez retires after 25 years

Education By Kayleen Padron, The Miami Laker staff Thursday, July 5, 2018

  Surrounded by years of awards and photos with family and students, principal Joaquin Hernandez sits in his office awaiting retirement. After two decades of being part of the public school system, he is now ready to take a break and enjoy the rest of what life has to offer outside of classrooms and busy hallways.  Before becoming principal of Barbara Goleman Senior High School (BGSHS) in 2011, Hernandez was principal at Miami...

Miami-Dade Public School (MDPS) Board members thanked teachers, students, support staff, administrators, parents,and the community for the great work in a milestone achievement. 

MLEC's Capstone projects based on four years of study and preparation

Education By Roxana Casanueva and Devid Dubon, special to The Miami Laker Tuesday, July 3, 2018

  Every year, Miami Lakes Educational Center (MLEC) seniors of each academy and strand combine all the skills they’ve gained over their four years of high school into one big end-of-the-year project. These capstones are all different, with every student putting their own spin on their strand’s selected assignments. The engineers are tasked with making any type of original mechanism, digital arts students must complete a...

SLE presents 'Magical Showcase'

Education Tuesday, July 3, 2018

  Spanish Lake Elementary (SLE) showcased this year’s talented students in the arts with a truly magical showcase featuring the school’s orchestra, various choruses, bucket group and SLE’s dance group, The Rubies. Classes were invited during the day for this performance and parents were invited to an evening show. Proceeding the evening show, principal Jacqueline Arias- Gonzalez hosted a “thank you” dessert...

Miami Lakes Educational Center tops all previous test scores

Education By Yasmine Mezawi, Special to The Miami Laker Tuesday, July 3, 2018

  Through trial and error, through countless restless nights of doing homework and projects, through the never-ending cycle of studying, Miami Lakes Educational Center (MLEC) students have achieved yet another milestone. Even when the school has almost reached the summit of excellence, the students’ dedication always seems to surpass everyone’s expectations. The 2017-2018 Florida Standards Assessments (FSA) and End-of-course...
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