Bob Graham Education Center (BGEC) shared autism awareness with the Bobcat family on Autism Awareness Day, April 2. The students wore light blue shirts and partnered with the Hope for Autism Team, making donations to University of Miami’s Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (UM-CARD) of Miami Lakes, where many students within the town receive services free of charge. BGEC’S front office was beautifully decorated with...

Goleman Key Club's year ends a success with 16 DCON awards

Education By Guadalupe Cabrera, Special to The Miami Laker Wednesday, May 2, 2018

  On April 5 through 8, Key Club members at Barbara Goleman Senior High School (BGHS) achieved great success at the District Education and Leadership Conference (DCON) that took place in Orlando. The BGHS club took home 16 awards in a variety of fields, including seven awards in the Distinguished Club section, first place in the Bronze Division for Key Club Service and second place for their project display board. DCON allows students...

SLE honors three retiring teachers on June 1

Education Wednesday, May 2, 2018

  Spanish Lakes Elementary (SLE) holds a Teacher of the Year and Rookie Teacher of the Year parade and show during the last week of school to honor the two extraordinary individuals. Classes and individual students create a song, dance or poem to be presented in honor of these two events. In addition, the chorus, band, Ruby dancers and cheerleaders perform. This year, there will also be a special tribute to Spanish Lake Elementary's 10...

Pace High's Vanessa Perez-Robles attends Yale University prestigious summer event

Education By Raquel Edmundson, Special to the Miami Laker Wednesday, May 2, 2018

  Vanessa Perez-Robles, a junior at Monsignor Edward Pace High School (Pace) has been accepted into the Yale University Young Global Scholars Program which will take place this summer on the university’s campus in New Haven, Connecticut.  The Young Global Scholars Program is a highly selective leadership program available to high school students from around the world. It is designed to unite the most talented students and...
  Mater Lakes Academy (MLA) had 42 students who competed at the Future Business Leaders of America’s (FBLA) State Leadership Conference (SLC).  The FBLA SLC was held March 15 through 18 in Orlando. “The students spent several weeks preparing for their state competition. Especially the students that had not competed before,” said FBLA sponsor Giovanni Lorenzo. This is the first time that MLA has had eight students...
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