Spanish Lake Elementary teacher, Lisvette Reyes, and her third grade math students were honored by a visit from Maira Maguire, District Coordinator of Reflex Math. The program helps students build math fluency through gamification of math skills. Maguire personally recognized Reyes' math students with a visit due to their immense growth, impressive achievements, and dedication to the Reflex Math Program. She was overwhelmed by the...

Miami Lakes resident Christian Cayon was named to the Dean’s list for academic excellence for the fall 2016 semester at Johns Hopkins University. To be selected for this honor, a student must earn a grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale in a program of at least 14 credits with at least 12 graded credits. Cayon is the son of Carlos and Giuliana Cayon and attended Barbara Goleman High School. He is majoring in global...

JetStream Federal Credit Union participated in the recent annual Job Shadow Day with Miami-Dade County Public Schools.Job Shadowing is a nationwide effort where students spend one school day exploring careers by shadowing business professionals.Students from Barbara Goleman High School’s Academy of Finance went to JetStream’s headquarters in Miami Lakes and were first given an introduction about credit unions and how they...

Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS) released the 2017 graduation ceremonies schedule for all school in Dade County. The following are graduation schedules for public high schools in Miami Lakes and the surrounding areas.Wednesday, May 31:Jose Marti MAST 6-12 Academy – Miami Dade College North Campus in the William and Joan Lehman Theater, 11380 N.W. 27 Avenue, at 3 p.m.American Senior High School – Florida International...

Spanish Lake Elementary named Jennifer Meneses and Frances De La Torre as Teacher and Rookie Teacher of the Year, respectively. Meneses, a Miami Lakes resident, is committed to SLE and to the community. For Meneses, it is exceptionally important to her to keep the lines of communication open amongst all involved in a student’s education. She feels parental involvement is indispensable to student success and the success of a great...