More than 400 Miami-Dade high school students participated in the Ten80 National STEM League Expo & Invitational on November 6 at the iTech@Thomas A. Edison Educational Center. Hosted by Ten80 Education, with support from the U.S. Army, the event welcomed student teams who were competing in the Student Racing Challenge radio-controlled (RC) car invitational, as well as introducing prospective students to the program through...

  On October 30th, Miami Lakes Vice Mayor Manny Cid and Councilmembers Ceasar Mestre and Tony Lama participated in the Principal for the Day event at local Miami Lakes' schools.  Principal for the Day is an annual tradition that engages business and community leaders as principals for a day in an effort to build long-term partnerships that benefit both the students and the community.  Cid served as Principal for the Day at Bob...

  Journalism students in Miami Lakes Educational Center’s Cambridge Academy participated in the recent 42nd annual Florida Scholastic Press Association’s Journalism Day at Florida International University’s South Campus. All journalism and TV production students from Miami-Dade County are invited to attend lectures and workshop facilitated by professional journalists, broadcasters, producers, photographers and...

  Miami Lakes children, as well as students from area schools, are invited to participate in the 2nd Annual Main Street Banner Art Contest where up to 26 winners’ artwork will be showcased down Main Street on the light pole banners. This year's theme is: “My Home, My Community.” Artworks can show, but are not limited to, any of the following attributes that connect with Miami Lakes: Culture + Heritage, Parks + Nature,...

 

Miami-Dade School Board chair Perla Tabares Hantman hosted a Teen Driver Event at Hialeah Gardens Senior High on October 21 to bring awareness of the dangers of distracted driving, including texting while driving. She is pictured with a group of students who participated in the event and with school principal Dr. Louis Algaze.