After seven months since the General Obligation (GO) Bond Progress town hall meeting in Miami Lakes Educational Center, Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, School Board Chair Perla Tabares Hantman, and other school board members and community leaders, visited MLEC to commemorate improvements made to the school. The ribbon cutting event on April 2 celebrated the GO bond, which is currently funding about 200 projects with $1.2 billion...

  Kindergarten students from Spanish Lake Elementary celebrated the Chinese New Year to mark the Year of the Sheep. The students learned about respect and cultural diversity as they were exposed to the traditions of others. Students learned that those born under the Year of the Sheep, which comes every 12 years, are said to be kind-hearted, creative, friendly, and just. It is also foretold to be a very calm year. Pictured are students...

    Students, faculty and staff at Bob Graham Education Center (BGEC) celebrated Autism Awareness Day on April 2. Along with principal Yecenia Martinez-Lopez and parents, the participants all went the extra mile to help the community and kids who suffer from Autism by raising $1,885 for Autism Speaks Miami 2015 Walk on Sunday, April 19, at Doral Central Park, 3000 N.W. 87 Avenue. BGEC’s PTSA hosted a breakfast for students...

  Goleman seniors Gabriella Sallai and Danny Xie have been named the school’s Top Scholar Athletes by Athletic director Jay Flinchum for their outstanding academic achievements and athletic talent. Both Xie and Sallai are bowlers and badminton players and have played together in teams since their sophomore year. Both are also tied for the top GPA of the school at an estimated 6.13. Sallai has gone to states for bowling all 4 years...

  All high school students and parents interested in Miami Dade College’s School for Advanced Studies (SAS) program are invited to attend the SAS College Forum where guests will discover what makes an application competitive for college admission. The forum is scheduled for Saturday, May 9, from 10 a.m. to noon at Miami Dade College’s Wolfson Campus, room 3210.  Directors and assistant directors of participating schools...