In early December, Miami Lakes K-8 Center's Deaf-Hard of Hearing students visited Dolphin Mall's 6th annual Signing Santa. The program, in its 17th year at Miami-Dade County Public Schools, provided the students time to share holidays wish lists with “Signing Santa.” This year, the Deaf-Hard of Hearing students enjoyed breakfast, crafts, pictures with Signing Santa, a walk-through Santa’s Snow Village and games at Dave &...

Pace High School celebrated some of its brightest students as 48 members were inducted into the school’s National Honor Society (NHS) chapter on December 4. The traditional NHS Induction Ceremony took place in the school’s Spartan Center where the students were joined by family members, Pace administration, faculty and staff. A meticulous selection process took place to identify current students in grades 10-12 with a 3.5 grade...

In an initiative proposed by chairman Perla Tabares Hantman, the Miami-Dade School Board voted unanimously to promote and encourage participation in the 2018 Miami National College Fair, scheduled from noon to 4 p.m. on February 25, at the Doubletree Miami Mart Airport Hotel and Convention Center, 777 N.W. 72 Avenue. “The College Fair provides parents and students with excellent information about educational opportunities and...

Lesley Varas-Caraballo has been honored as Spanish Lake Elementary’s Teacher of the Year and a selected District finalist. Teaching is embedded into her DNA, as her grandmother in Cuba, her mother, sister and brother are in education. Varas-Caraballo’s educational road began as a shy kindergarten student to immigrant parents. She was so introverted that the teacher didn’t think she understood English therefore was placed in...

Miami Lakes resident Perla Hantman was elected chair of the Miami-Dade County School Board for the 2017-2018 school year, serving an unprecedented 10th time as the leader of the board. Dr. Martin Karp was elected vice chair, his third time as second in command for the School Board. “I would like to thank my fellow School Board member for their confidence in electing me, once again, to serve as chair of the School Board,” Hantman...