Miami-Dade County Mayor and County Commissioners recently honored Daylin Garcia, a PTSA board member for Bob Graham Education Center in Miami Lakes. During the June 30 County Commission meeting, District 13 County Commissioner Esteban Bovo Jr., presented Garcia with a certificate of appreciation for her valuable contributions to the education community.

  Miami Lakes Education Advisory Board announced it is offering free SAT Prep classes for students entering their junior and senior year of high school. The free program is open to Miami Lakes residents, is limited to 20 students, and provided on a first come, first served basis. The final session will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on August 10-14, at Miami Lakes Town Hall, 6601 Main Street. All interested students must register. Send...

    Darnell Flucker, a student at Barbara Goleman Senior High School, was named recipient of the Coach Rick Quintanilla Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to football players who not only play well on the field, but also show honor, courage and commitment. In the face of adversity, Flucker pressed on and continued attending practices all the while coping with his mother’s illness, a blood clot in her lung. “We are...

  Eight students from Monsignor Edward Pace High School became the next set of future Spartan leaders to attend Notre Dame Vision, a Catholic leadership conference for high school students held at the esteemed Notre Dame University in Indiana from June 15-19.Sofia Lama, Amy Velez, Chris Velez, Tristan Luzod, Matthew Schaffer, Joshua Felipe, Ruben Masters, and Nathan Bonet were the fifth group in as many years to be sent by Pace to the...

  Longtime Miami Lakes Educational Center (MLEC) principal, James V. Parker, announced the 2014-2015 school year would be his last full year as principal, having previously enrolled in the education system’s Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) which named his last working day in February 2016. A new principal has not yet been announced.Parker, a principal known for his approachable attitude and annual head-shavings when the...