Michelle Wright, third grade teacher at Miami Lakes K-8 Center, was selected as  one of the winners of the Annual Black History Month Excellence in Education Award. She was nominated by fellow colleague and third grade teacher Kristina Cala. Governor Rick Scott and First Lady Ann Scott initiated the Annual Black History Month Excellence in Education Award contest in early January. The contest was open to all African-American,...

  Three Miami Lakes residents who are students at St. Thomas University were honored on February 15 during the school’s Parents and Families Program which hosted more than 300 students, family members and friends for a student Recognition Brunch. Students who earned a place on the fall 2013 Dean’s List, as well as athletes who have attained Conference and All-Conference awards, were honored at the mid-day program which...

    Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s Annual Drama Gala, which took place February 21, helped students fundraise, promote an upcoming production, and provided an enthusiastic audience for the many talented performers in the Drama Academy. Students involved in the International Thespian Society and Drama Academy performed pieces from different plays and musicals, the last time they would perform them before the...

  Bob Graham Education Center (BGEC) named Vanessa Acosta as Teacher of the Year and Roxanna Rodriguez as Rookie Teacher of the Year for the 2013-2014 school year.  Acosta began her teaching career in 1998 at Poinciana Park where she taught first, second, and fourth grade. In 2003, after five years at Poinciana Park, Acosta began teaching at BGEC.   Acosta's philosophy has always been to provide her students with the...

 

Stefan Ellenberger of Miami Lakes  has earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. He was among approximately 2,700 undergraduate and graduate students who received degrees during Georgia Tech’s 246th commencement exercises.