Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School welcomed their youngest Cheetahs, PreKindergarten students ages 2, 3 and 4, on Aug. 19.  Faculty and staff cheered arriving students and Father Luis Flores, Parochial Vicar at Our Lady of the Lakes Church, greeted them as they arrived. Students enrolled in Kindergarten through eighth grade began their classes online that day. The Archdiocese of Miami offered parents of PreK students a choice for their...

Three seniors at Barbara Goleman Senior High School in Miami Lakes received National AP Scholar Awards for achieving an average score of 4 or higher on eight or more AP exams during three years, the school said.  Photos, top to bottom, of Joseph A. Mooney, Kaitlyn T. Ruano and Natalie M. Triana, courtesy of the school.

Brandon Diaz, 23, of  Tavernier, graduated Aug. 2 from Florida International University.     Diaz, a marketing and digital services specialist for the Town of Miami Lakes, earned a Master of Science degree in Marketing.      Diaz said he also obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from FIU, as well as certificates in marketing research and analysis and social media and e-marketing, all in 2019.     Diaz grew up in...

     Hialeah-Miami Lakes Adult Education Center is offering courses for the 2020-2021 school year.     “The classes will allow students to graduate and go to college or to a technical school,” said Assistant Principal Yamilka Sena.     Though classes began Aug. 26, students can continue to enroll for online lessons.     Students may eventually be allowed to return to classes in the school building later in the year.     Adult education...

A love for children fueled Celia Cabrera’s career in education for more than three decades.     Her former colleagues at Monsignor Edward Pace High School in Miami Gardens say she was an inspiration to its community.     Celia “Celita” Cabrera, Ph.D, 75, taught Spanish at Pace for 34 years and was chair of the foreign language department when she retired in June.     “Dr. Cabrera, or Celita as she is known by all, has been a beacon of love,...