Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart mailed congratulatory letters to Miami Lakes Educational Center students Nathalie Mirena (left, front) and Stephanie Brito (right) congratulating them on their recent accolades. Brito was honored as the Top Female Student at M.I.T. this past summer and Mirena was awarded Best New Video and Best News Coverage at the University of Miami’s journalism program. She is now entered in the Dow Jones Competition for Journalism Excellence. The students were joined by Journalism Department chair Neyda Borges (left) and principal James Parker.