The Miami-Dade County School Board unanimously approved four items proposed by Board Chair Perla Tabares Hantman recognizing the Florida middle-school winner of the SIFMA Foundation’s InvestWrite National Essay Competition, as well as the endorsement of Hispanic Heritage Month, “Walk-to-School” Day, and “Ethical Governance Day.”  “I would like to congratulate Sofia Isabel Diaz of Miami Lakes...

  More than 200 kids received backpacks filled with school supplies during the Get Back to School Ready event at Gus Machado Ford in Hialeah in early August. The event was sponsored by Miami-Dade County Commissioner Esteban Bovo Jr., (District 13), State Senator Rene Garcia, Gus Machado and the Hialeah Firefighters Benevolent Association. The 200 backpacks, along with free DNA kits and Sunpass transponders, were given away on a first...

  Christian Cayon of Miami Lakes was named to the Dean’s List for academic excellence for the spring 2014 semester at Johns Hopkins University. To be selected for this honor, a student must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale in a program of at least 14 credits with at least 12 graded credits. Cayon is the son of Carlos and Giuliana Cayon and attended the School For Advanced Studies (SAS) in Miami. Cayon,...

  Miami Lakes and Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS) partnered on July 23  to offer local businesses a free seminar called “How to Do Business with Miami-Dade County Public Schools” at Mary Collins Community Center. Attendees learned about the procurement process with the school system and got tips on how to participate in bidding opportunities. Pictured (from left) Ana Rijo-Conde, Deputy Chief Facilities and...

  Schools superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho announced that 43 percent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) elementary, K-8 and middle schools received a School Performance Grade of "A" while only five percent received an "F," according to information released by the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE). The report also showed a higher percentages of M-DCPS schools received School Performance Grades of "A" in comparison to...