Barbara Goleman student Carlos Aguila, class of 2016, was awarded the Ronald A. Hammond Scholarship, a prestigious and highly selective full four-year tuition scholarship. Aguila will be attending the University of Miami. 

Miami Lakes Educational Center’s Robotics team competed in Digicon16 and were named VEX champions taking home first place in the Engineering Notebook competition. The team, composed of students in the Cambridge Engineering program are (from left) Jeffrey Ho, Ali Hussein, Jonathan Tagoe, and Andres Orta. (Not pictured – Anthony Cruz.)

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)...