Art teacher Irene Albalat was the creative leader for the mural that now covers the entrance of Miami Lakes Middle School, a project commemorating the town of Miami Lakes' 50th anniversary. Following on the heels of the mural's reveal, Albalat was named Miami Lakes Middle Schools' Teacher of the Year for 2013-2014.  Originally born in Alquizar, Cuba, Albalat settled in Miami with her family at the tender age of 6. She attended...

  Jose Bueno, principal at Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High School, was named Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ Principal of the Year for the North Region during a ceremony at Jungle Island in Miami. Bueno began his teaching career in 1993 and by 2003, he had become principal of Jose Marti Middle School, where he raised the school grade from a “C” to an “A.” He then became the founding principal of Country...

  Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s SPE SALVI facti sumus group, students with documented disabilities receiving Catholic education to attain a special diploma, received very exciting news in the mail: A dedicated letter from President Obama. The students, under the guidance of their teacher Jorge Rodriguez-Miralles, wrote letters to President Obama congratulating him on President’s Day and in celebration of Black History...

  Over 100 high school seniors from schools throughout Miami-Dade and Broward counties returned to their childhood school for the Miami Lakes K-8 Center Class of 2014 Homecoming Reunion. This group of students was the second to complete their K-8 years at Miami Lakes in 2010. Four years later, they returned as young men and women eager to recapture the memories from their early years, where they met as four- and five-year olds, and...

  Hialeah Gardens Middle School's 2013-2014 Teacher of the Year, Patricia Delgado, is a long-time special needs educator, having taught children with autism for over 13 years. The Pre-K teacher comes from a family of teaching professionals including her mother and sister, both of whom worked with special needs children.  “My decision to become a teacher was made early on in my life and was primarily influenced by my mother...