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 Palm Springs North Middle.
One of Acosta’s main goals for the upcoming school year is to maintain the school’s “A” grade and exceed its educational expectations under his leadership.
“For the 2014-2015 new academic year, our vision of ensuring our students the best education possible continues,” Acosta said in his school message on Hialeah Miami Lakes’ dadeschools.net information website. “We remain steadfast in our quest to move students towards being proactive and self-directed lifelong learners.”
Incoming freshmen will be greeted with the HML tradition of excellence, including the school’s flourishing IPREP program.
HML is striving to steadily increase its academic rigor and support for students as they reach their maximum potential.
“We continue to raise the standards both academically and socially,” Acosta said. “We offer a variety of exciting dual enrollment and advanced placement courses. The Advanced Placement Academy provides a comprehensive education for our students that will help prepare then for their education beyond high school.”
Acosta said extra-curricular activities are an important component to a well-rounded education, and HML has award-winning extra-curricular activities and athletic programs.
HML has a National Champion and superior-rated music program and the school’s chorus and marching band are continuously asked to perform throughout Miami-Dade County.
HML’s DECA Chapter of Hialeah Miami Lakes took a record 17 students to the Florida DECA State Conference in Orlando, and had six Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) take first place in the state competition and subsequently competed in the National FBLA competition in Anaheim, California.
HML’s Model United Nations Club is ranked in the top 50 in the country for a third consecutive year.
“At HML, we strongly encourage our students to challenge themselves to be the best,” said Acosta. “Excellence is expected and our graduating seniors are attending some of the most prestigious colleges and universities in the nation. I am confident that this upcoming school year will be another banner year for our school.”