Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) has been honored by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation having been chosen as a recipient of the 2015 Best Communities for Music Education Designation.  This designation is given to school districts in the nation that have excelled in providing school-based music education programs to young people in the community. The NAMM Foundation’s mission is...

 

All graduating high school seniors, class of 2015, who attended Miami Lakes K-8 Center are invited to an alumni reunion on Thursday, April 30 from 2:45 to 5:30 in Miami Lakes K-8 Center’s cafeteria. There will be food, refreshments and entertainment in celebration of the alumni. To RSVP email Sharon Zajac at sharon.zajac@hotmail.com or Bianca Larsh at bmlarsh@bellsouth.net by April 3. 

Annapolis, Maryland – Applications are now being accepted through April 15 for the U.S. Naval Academy’s Summer STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Program. The program is held in three sessions: June 1-6 for rising 8th-9th graders; June 8-13 for rising 10th graders; and June 15-19 for rising 11th graders. The program is an overnight academic program designed for rising students in good academic standing who...

    While the Coconut Grove Arts Festival (CGAF) may last only three days, its commitment to promoting arts education and artist careers in South Florida is a year-long venture. Following a successful first year, the exclusive CGAF High School Mentoring Program returned with 10 new art club students from Barbara Goleman Senior High School and matching professional mentors. The two-part mentoring series began in late January at...

  Pace High School announced that 12 seniors of the Class of 2015 were accepted into the University of Florida (UF), with eight of those 12 students being Miami Lakes residents.  The students accepted include Matthew Arrojas, Courtney Diaz, Juana Diaz, Daniel A. Gonzalez, Eduardo Kuffo, Christian B. Roig, Adam Ruiz, Elexa Suarez, Kirstie Vargas, Steven Yildirim, Gabriel Sanchez, and Suzarah Dorleus.  These 12 exceptional...