Zarron Brown, “The Worm Whisperer” and a former U.S. Marine, was encouraged to visit Spanish Lake Elementary by Julieta Barreto-Tejero, Lead Garden Facilitator for the school. His visit helped the gardening students to appreciate the skill and know-how of using vermin for composting to produce soil that is nutrient-rich.Brown is developing a small farmer outreach program to those interested in farming. This is accomplished through...

Hialeah Miami Lakes High School senior Jaquesta Adams is a 2016 Ron Brown Scholar, as she was recognized for her academic achievements and drive to succeed in Washington D.C. last month.As part of the honor, Jaquesta and other Ron Brown Scholars were awarded $40,000 ($10,000  per year in college for four years), to be used at the college or university they plan to enroll in starting this fall.The Ron Brown Scholar Fund is managed...

  Seven Hialeah Miami Lakes High School Trojan Band students were selected to participate in the University of Miami Honor Band at the Frost School of Music. The students worked around the clock with college professors to perform an impressive performance in the Gusman Concert Hall. They also had the opportunity to explore the campus and receive individual attention in small master classes. The HML students selected were (from left)...

Two Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ (M-DCPS) offices were honored recently at the Frost Museum of Science by the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. Recognition was given to the Office of Early Childhood's Transition to Kindergarten Ambassadors Program. This initiative was recognized for its impact on 17,000 Hispanic students in Miami-Dade County.The program promotes kindergarten readiness and enhances...

  Bob Graham Education Center’s 7th Grade Bobcat Law Society won first place at the 2016 Project Citizen Fair at Florida International University’s School of Law. The group presented the Breanna Vergara EKG Initiative project, named after the 11-year-old Miami Lakes resident who died of a rare heart condition after she collapsed during dance practice in 2014. Her mother, Claudia  Vergara, said her daughter died from...