Bob Graham Education Center (BGEC) saluted two retirees of 2018. Mercedes Martinez served the students for 14 years as a cafeteria worker at the Primary Learning Center and Martha Llanes served the students for 21 years as a cafeteria worker at the Main Campus Elementary Cafeteria. They were both  commended for their dedicated service and commitment to the students of M-DCPS.  Pictured (on the  left)...

  Miami Lakes Educational Center (MLEC) student Edwin Critz and principal Lourdes Diaz pose for a photo together following his decision to attend Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). He is a lifelong Miami Lakes resident and a senior graduating from MLEC’s Cambridge Engineering Program. He was accepted to several universities, including Georgia Tech and the University of Florida, but decided he will attend CMU, where he will major in...

  After winning first place at the District and State competition, Bob Graham Education Center (BGEC) Civic Engagement Academy's (CEA) We the People Team placed 3rd at the We the People National Invitational, hosted by the Center of Civic Education on May 4 through 8 at the National Conference Center in the Washington, D.C. area. Under the direction of Jackeline Hernandez and John Brady, the 8th grade We the People teams have...

  Bob Graham Education Center (BGEC) announced that Middle School Science Teacher and Department chairperson, Marilyn Dieppa, is the 2017-2018 Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) Middle School Science Teacher of the Year.  Dieppa was honored at the twenty-second Annual M-DCPS Science Teacher Banquet held on May 4. Dieppa launched the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Academy at BGEC during the 2016-2017 school...

  The non-profit Giving Gators, Inc. hosted its first annual “Miami Lakes Got Talent” evening on April 27 at Barbara Goleman Senior High School. The event brought in students, teachers, and alumni from many local schools to perform together and showcase the many talents in the community. A total of 22 performances included jazz band, concert band, ballroom dancers, various solo artists, a Michael Jackson impressionist,...