Alejandro Diaz-Rubio, a native of Spain who came to the United States at four years old, grasped the English language and made a home in Miami Lakes. Diaz-Rubio attended HML and graduated in the class of 1992 before moving on to FIU to earn a bachelor’s in Advertising and Marketing and then a career in public relations. After working at the Coconut Grove Times and the South Miami Post, Diaz-Rubio found himself using his talents as...

Farrah Salem, named Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High School’s Teacher of the Year, gets lost in the sea of students at HML, not only because of her height but also because of her youth. It wasn’t very long ago that Salem roamed the halls herself, as a class of 2010 Trojan. Salem changed plans from attending law school even after taking the LSAT and interning at numerous law firms to pursue her newfound passion in teaching,...

Miami Lakes resident Alexandra Nieto graduated with a Bachelors of Arts in Psychology from Florida International University this past fall.Nieto is currently volunteering at Larkin Community Hospital in the Mental Health department. Her next step is to enter graduate school to pursue a Ph.D. in Psychology.She is currently a yoga instructor in the Miami Lakes/Hialeah area.A graduate of Miami Lakes Middle School and Bob Graham Senior High...

The urban artistic movement of stepping and dancing will come to life at Miami Dade College’s (MDC) North Campus during the first annual Stomp the Yard at 10 a.m., Friday, January 20, allowing local high school seniors to get a taste of college life in the process. The North Campus is located at 11380 N.W. 27 Avenue. The 2007 movie, Stomp the Yard, which highlighted stepping competitions at a college campus, brought the dance style to...

Miami-Dade County Commission Chairman Esteban Bovo Jr. announced an invitation for local school children, grades 1-12, to design a poster or produce a 2-minute video (high school only) about “The Best Ways to Clean up and Green up Our Streets.”Entries will be accepted until Friday, February 17. Prizes include Kindles, iPads, gift certificates and a GoPro Camera.For more information and entry forms, contact Bovo’s district...