Barbara Goleman Senior High School student Ryan Campos (top left) and Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High student Savannah Kelly (top right) are among the new members of the Miami-Dade County Youth Commission. Campos represents District 13 and Kelly is representing District 1. The new members were sworn in during a ceremony last month at County Hall. The Commission allows high school students  from each commission district to represent and...

Representatives from nearly 200 colleges and universities will be at the 2017 Miami National College Fair on Sunday, February 26, to meet with students and parents on subjects such as financial aid, college planning, admission, and testing requirements.The Fair, which has free admission, will be held from noon to 4 p.m., at the DoubleTree Miami Mart Airport Hotel & Convention Center, 777 N.W. 72 Avenue in Miami. Parking is $5, cash...

This past summer, three teachers from Mater Lakes Academy received training from the organization, Project Lead the Way, to enhance the STEM program at Mater Lakes Academy.One of the teachers, Amy Garcia, received training in the Engineering program to begin teaching that at Mater Lakes Academy for the 2016-2017 school year. Garcia, the sponsor for the SECME club at Mater Lakes, (Science, Engineering, Communication, Mathematics, and...

Spanish Lake Elementary administration and faculty inaugurated the first annual “Read To Your Child Day” to honor National Parent Involvement Day, held in late November. Although SLE encourages parental involvement, this was a special day for parents to come into the classroom to read to their child. If a parent could not attend, the child was teamed with another parent attending. Teachers readily had a selection of books on...

Bob Graham Education Center’s Civics Engagement Academy participated in the civics competition “We the People" and came in first place at the district level. This elite team of students will represent M-DCPS at the State level in Orlando on Friday, January 13. The school administration, faculty, staff and parents thank teachers, Jackie Hernandez, Ingy Cruz and John Brady, who worked diligently with the students. The group looks...