Pace inducts new members into Spanish Honor Society

Education By Rene D. Basulto, Special to The Miami Laker Tuesday, June 30, 2015

  The family and friends of 22 students from Pace High School crowded into the school’s Administration Building to watch them become the latest inductees into the school’s Spanish National Honors Society, called Nuestra Huellas, which translates to “Our Footprints.” Pace’s Spanish National Honors Society is moderated by Celita Cabrera, a beloved Spanish teacher who has worked at the school for nearly 25...

MLEC students present year end Capstone projects

Education By R.A. Romero, The Miami Laker staff Tuesday, June 30, 2015

  Miami Lakes Educational Center’s (MLEC) journalism strand in the Cambridge Academy annually presents capstone projects that are completely student-led. Neyda Borges, English Department chair and Journalism advisor, assembled a group of judges from media-related backgrounds to rate the projects for constructive feedback for the presenting students. During one day of presentations, Laura Gonzalez presented Le’Mode, a fashion...

MDCPS begins operations review

Education Tuesday, June 30, 2015

  At a special meeting of the Miami-Dade County School Board, Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho presented a re-structuring overhaul of the District’s operations. The reorganization focuses on a realignment of purpose, functions, and positions, resulting in a savings of over $6.5 million for the school district. The plan was unanimously approved by the School Board. The reorganization eliminates redundancies and duplication of...

HML science team in Fairchild Challenge

Education Tuesday, June 30, 2015

  Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High School’s science team participated in the Fairchild Challenge and ranked fourth in the competition’s final standings. Maria Castro received second place for her Adopt-A-Tree flyer design and Myles Lopez received a special merit for “Solid Points of Discussion”in the environmental debates on biodiversity. Students are pictured in the school’s butterfly garden, one of the...

Goleman graduates first Capstone class

Featured By R.A. Romero, The Miami Laker staff Thursday, June 25, 2015

  The “amazing graduating class of 2015” is what Barbara Goleman Senior High School principal Joaquin Hernandez calls the latest graduating class. Hernandez and the rest of the school administration and faculty are celebrating the achievements of the class of 2015 which also includes the first graduating Capstone class. Goleman’s class of 2015 totaled 483 graduates. Of those, 158 earned 2,160 college credit hours and...
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