Miami Lakes residents David Pacheco and James Pullen were among 50 Miami-Dade high school graduates who were awarded the 21st annual Salute to Education scholarship sponsored by South Florida Ford and Lincoln dealers and Ford Motor Company.A total of $75,000 in scholarships were awarded to the students who also received laptop computers.Pullen, who graduated from Hialeah Miami Lakes High School, won in the category for sports, while...

  Spearheaded by the Education Advisory Board, in partnership with Miami Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS), the Town of Miami Lakes announced that Bob Graham Education Center and Miami Lakes K-8 Center will offer a first of its kind advanced placement preparatory course for eighth graders beginning in August. The course, Communications Methodology Honors, enables students to highly refine communication and critical-thinking skills...

  Miami-Dade School Board chairwoman Perla Tabares Hantman and Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle recently recognized Miami Lakes Educational Center student Samoa Blanchet for winning the District 4 Human Trafficking Awareness Art Contest. The contest was sponsored by Rundle’s office and Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Human trafficking in Florida is the illegal trade of human beings for sexual exploitation or...

  Cayla Pla was just one of the many members of Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s Class of 2015 who graduated this past May. However, her graduation marks yet another chapter in a tradition of five Spartan Pla women.This tradition started with Cayla’s mother Carmen Pla-Izquierdo, a Pace Class of 1981 alumna. Carmen studied in the health field after Pace, receiving a Bachelors and Masters degree in Health Services...

  Miami-Dade County School Board members honored 136 graduating students for successfully managing to attend every school day during their tenure with Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Regular and punctual school attendance is one of the most important factors to a student’s progress in school. School attendance is widely regarded as a major contributing element in academic performance and student conduct. To earn this...