On October 10, Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS) kicked off the 2015 Army JROTC Raider Season with American Senior High School serving as the host school. The event included over 300 participants and spectators from across Miami and Broward County to observe teams going head to head in the grueling 5-event iron man type competition. Competing school Army and Air Force JROTC teams were from high schools Miami Coral Park, South...

  Sebastian Salas, an engineering senior at Miami Lakes Educational Center, broke barriers by becoming the youngest SolidWorks certified expert in the nation, an incredible feat for someone who is only 17 years old. SolidWorks is a company that offers complete 3D software tools to create, simulate, publish and manage data used by engineers, designers and other technology professionals. While his family and friends are excited and joyful...

 

Bob Graham Education Center principal, Yecenia Martinez-Lopez, and Councilmember Ceasar Mestre were dressed in their superhero finest at the “Be an Everyday Superhero” MDCPS Principal for a Day Breakfast. Mestre will be the BGEC principal for the day on November 19. 

  While today Wifredo Ferrer wears a crisp, grey suit, the Hialeah boy with Cuban parents lingers; the “Cubanito” comes to the surface as he retells stories from his childhood and his climb to the top. The Spanish he learned as a child and that his “mom forced [him] to keep,” swirls into his English, as he slips comfortably, into occasional Spanglish during a visit to Miami Lakes Educational Center. The U.S....

 

Students at Miami Lakes K-8 Center donated $1 to wear costumes for the school’s Harvest Fest. The funds raised go toward United Way, a widely recognized organization that works to create solutions for communities around the world with a focus on education, income and health. Students and faculty participated in the event with a variety of costumes.