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. 

  Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s girls varsity volleyball team has seen great success under head coach Markia Brown-Seetal, winning the district championship in 2014. Thus far, the 2015 season has been no different, as the team netted a 6-3 district record and an 11-7 overall record. While October was the month for district and regional finals in volleyball, it was also Breast Cancer Awareness Month, something that the team...

  Miami-Dade Public School Board unanimously approved three items proposed by Board chair Perla Tabares Hantman encouraging WLRN Television and Radio to keep developing educational programming that will enhance and support Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ educational programs, and endorsing National Parental Involvement Day on November 19, and National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month in October. “For more than 65 years,...

  The Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics and Public Trust awarded Bob Graham Education Center (BGEC) teacher and Social Studies Department Chair, Ingy Cruz, the 2015 Ethical Governance Day teacher award for her work leading the next generation in community activism. Cruz was awarded on October 22 at a special assembly held at BGEC.  “I feel extremely honored that I was even thought of for this award,” said Cruz. “It...