Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School’s 18th annual Children’s Fashion Show and luncheon was labeled a stylish fundraising success. The show was held October 11 at the Doubletree Miami Airport Convention Center and featured 125 student models, from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade, and drew more than 600 guests. The event is the largest fundraiser for the first half of the school year and money raised goes towards the...

  Miami Lakes K-8 Center is hosting its Fall Scholastic Book Fair from November 17-21. On Tuesday, November 18, bagels and coffee will be available for a morning pick-me-up from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. On Wednesday, November 19, the book fair closes at 2 p.m. and reopens from 4 to 8 p.m. A variety of events are scheduled for Wednesday, including “Reading Under the Stars,” face painting and crafts, a Trash or Treasure show, and...

  Spanish Lake Elementary had the privilege of welcoming Pamela Moore as Principal of the Day. Moore was recently promoted to Senior Project Manager for Miami-Dade and Monroe County with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Learning Technology. Moore oversees the implementation for accounts by providing planning, installation, configuration, professional development, training and advocacy for HMHLT products within the region. Additional...

  Barbara Goleman Senior High School celebrated its 20th Anniversary Grand Alumni Homecoming Celebration on Saturday, November 8. The day was filled with exciting events that kept the visiting alumni, over 400 in total, entertained and engaged. In celebration of its anniversary, the school treated all attending alumni to an Alumni Pep-Rally. Entertainment included performances by the Jewels Dance Team, Goleman Cheerleaders, and Goleman...

  Miami-Dade County School Board Chair Perla Tabares Hantman, Superintendent of Schools Alberto M. Carvalho and other education, civic, and community leaders were honored by the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) at an Educational Leadership Awards Luncheon on Saturday, October 25. Honorees at the event were recognized for having made a difference in the lives of Florida bilingual learners and their families. The...