The Miami-Dade School Board approved four General Obligation Bond (GOB) projects at its regular monthly meeting in September with a total project investment valued at $33.3 million. Voters overwhelmingly approved the GOB in 2012 to renovate, remodel and replace schools; expand student capacity; enhance safety; and provide technology upgrades. The projects awarded for design, pre-construction and construction included local high school...

Summer, the five-year-old cow who calls Hialeah Gardens Middle School home, was wearing a “mom-to-be” party hat while students, parents, and faculty celebrated her baby shower on school grounds in early September. Hialeah Gardens Middle School (HGMS) houses one of the few agriscience programs in Miami-Dade County wherein students in sixth through eighth grade learn about and care for a host of farm animals including Summer...

The Miami-Dade School Board unanimously approved two items proposed by School Board member Perla Tabares Hantman endorsing October as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month throughout the District, and proclaiming October 15-21 as National Teen Driver Safety Week.“October is dedicated to highlighting the importance of early detection of breast cancer – the second leading cause of cancer death in women, other than skin...

Michael Castro graduated from Miami Lakes Educational Center’s Cambridge Academy in June and is now amongst the prestigious Duke University’s Class of 2021. And Castro finds himself in good company. He was one of a small group of students selected to the University’s Rubenstein  Scholars Leadership Program. The Rubenstein Scholarship includes a full four-year scholarship, including tuition, fees, and room and...

Bob Graham Education Center’s administration, faculty and staff proudly opened its doors to serve the children of the Town of Miami Lakes for its 15th school year. Bright and eager faces were greeted by administrators as students entered the doors at the Primary Learning Center and the Main Campus. Among the students were Mayor Manny Cid’s children.