Spanish Lake Elementary celebrated National Library week April 10-16. “Our media center’s goal at Spanish Lake is to promote school-wide literacy, library usage, and to enhance our students’ lives. From digital resources, engaging in technology, selection of relevant books of interests, projects, and social events — our library is full-service and always used,“ said Mercedes Sabates, SLE media specialist. Each...

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...