Miami-Dade County Public Schools unveiled new menu items for students starting school in the 2018-2019 school year. Although M-DCPS always offers vegetarian and vegan items, the menu has been expanded to offer more variety. New options include plantbased vegan chili, cilantro and chipotle brown rice and more. Using locally-sourced fruits and vegetables, M-DCPS will still be offering free breakfast for students.

  The National Honor Society (NHS) is one of the many clubs at Miami Lakes Educational Center (MLEC) that is focused on community service and civic engagement, where students work at becoming active members in their community.  One of NHS’s local partnerships is with His House Children’s Home, a private non-profit and frontline provider of residential and foster care services. The organization cares for children removed...

  On July 23 through 25, Palm Springs North Elementary school teacher Dr. Rossana Chiarella was invited to attend the 2018 Dr. Rochelle Abrams Space Across the Curriculum Educator Training workshop at Colorado Springs. The program is intended to train teachers on how to integrate space-themed activities in their curriculum and inform students about the opportunities available for careers in the space industry. “I thank the Space...

  High school is only four years long, but it is monumental. The lessons learned, both in and out of the classroom, leave an imprint. In the case of Miami Lakes Educational Center’s (MLEC) Jaguars, a paw print.  Each year, the junior class solidifies its status as upperclassmen by the mark that the class will leave on the school. They celebrate this by designing and creating a paw that will hang on the wall of the main...

  Hialeah-Miami Lakes High’s CTE teacher Ray Parris won the first NFTE Model Teacher Challenge, a highly competitive contest for educators across the U.S., who teach NFTE’s entrepreneurship courses to middle and high school students. Parris, a digital media teacher, was recognized as the winner during the NFTE’s Entrepreneurial Teacher Summit in Philadelphia. Parris received a $20,000 cash prize and HML received $5,000...