The Diversity Recruiter’s Network and University of Phoenix announced recently that Miami-Dade County Public Schools has been named as recipient of the Diversity Spirit Achievement Award. The Diversity Recruiter’s Network’s Diversity Spirit Achievement Award is a national award program recognizing corporations, individuals, community organizations and media for actively supporting diversity in the community and...

    Students from ages 12 to 18 participating in the Miami Lakes Optimist Club sports program have until  Wednesday, October 15 to apply for the Roland Gomez Scholarship Award. A male and female winner will be announced in November, when they will each be awarded a $1,000 scholarship for their college education expenses. Participants must be a member of the Optimist Club for at least three years and demonstrated excellence in...

  Jose Marti faculty and staff celebrated grandparents at Jose Marti MAST 6-12 Academy with grandparents beginning their visit by enjoying a delicious breakfast sponsored by the school's PTSA. The breakfast was followed by a visit to the school book fair and finally taking a tour of the innovative projects such as Marti's Aquaponics lab, the native arboretum and new FPL photovoltaic array gazebo which students use for research and...

  Miami-Dade School Board chairwoman Perla T. Hantman overwhelmingly defeated Hialeah Miami Lakes High School teacher Duysevi “Sevi” Miyar to retain her seat that she has held since 1996. During the August election, Hantman collected 81 percent of the votes to resume representing District 4 that represents the cities of Miami Lakes and Hialeah and unincorporated areas. Hantman, a longtime Miami Lakes resident, was...

  Miami Lakes Educational Center (MLEC) may be located in Miami Lakes but its students' communication extends far outside the borders of the town. MLEC has hosted "Twitter Talks" in the past, a hot topic discussed on social media using the Twitter platform, to encourage, educate, and discuss worldwide or nationwide issues. The latest of these talks were on ISIS and domestic abuse in the media, particularly in the NFL. Using the hashtag...