The Miami-Dade School Board unanimously approved three items proposed by Board Chair Perla Tabares Hantman at its regular meeting last week. The members of the 2014 Miami-Dade County Legislative Delegation were recognized for their help toward achieving fair and equitable funding for the school district. “I commend the Legislative Delegation of Miami-Dade for the strong support given to Miami-Dade County Public Schools and for...

  Eric Acosta, the new principal at Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High School, brings a wealth of education experience to an “A” school that serves kids from the cities of Hialeah and Miami Lakes.  Acosta replaces Jose Bueno who was last year’s Miami-Dade County Principal of the Year. Bueno was promoted to a higher position in the regional office for Miami-Dade Public Schools. Previously, Acosta was the principal for...

  It takes years to build up the financial savvy to navigate the markets. But Sofia Diaz of Miami Lakes is decades ahead of the game, having just becoming the first place Florida state winner in the SIFMA Foundation’s InvestWrite® essay competition with McGraw Hill Financial. The young Diaz, a seventh-grader at Miami Lakes K-8 Center, was among the 20,000 students nationwide who took the InvestWrite challenge, and claimed her...

  Taking place across two weeks from June 9-20, Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s annual summer acting camp featured a mix of current and incoming Pace students along with students from middle school and other private schools. The camp instructed students, including those new to acting, on what they needed to be a part of any theatre program. Students took part in acting and musical theatre workshops, including workshops on...

  Several Miami Lakes area residents recently graduated from their respective colleges and universities and several others made their respective Dean’s Lists. Ruben Suarez of Miami Lakes earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Scranton in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Maria Ramirez of Hialeah graduated from Rice University in Houston, Texas, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. Juan Garcia of...