Town Foundation awards $18,605 in grants for education, community

Featured By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Wednesday, November 13, 2024

    The Miami Lakes Town Foundation has awarded $18,605 in 12 grants to local schools and a non-profit to support education and foster community.       The money comes from the annual Miami Lakes Food & Wine...
A distinguished group of students has been recognized by the Florida Department of Education and the Bob Graham Education Center family for earning a perfect score on one or more of the 2015-2016 state assessments - FSA. The administration and faculty are proud of the students’ achievements. Pictured (from left, back row) James Jackimczuk (assistant principal), Jonathan Pearson, Natalie Triana, Kaitlyn Ruano, Joseph Mooney, Sabrina...

Nightmare on Montrose Halloween event set for Oct 29

Community Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Kids of all ages are invited to “Nightmare on Montrose” on Saturday, October 29, beginning at the haunting hour of 5 p.m. at Miami Lakes Picnic Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue.The free event will feature pumpkin decorating, a costume contest, a costume parade for little ghosts and ghouls, music, food trucks, and more frightening activities.The Costume Contest begins at 6:30 p.m. and the Scare Zone will frighten guests between 7:30...

Pace alumni Jorge Sedano named sports show co-anchor

Education Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Monsignor Edward Pace High alumnus Jorge Sedano was selected to co-anchor Nacion ESPN 2, ESPN’s first bilingual sports news show, which was launched on September 26.The cable network airs the one-hour weekly program with Sedano, a Los Angeles sports radio host, boxing reporter Bernardo Osuna and ESPN Deportes online journalist Marly Rivera.The show, which airs on Mondays at 5 p.m., gives the sports team the opportunity to analyze the...

FIU student gets national scholarship and NIH job

Education Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Florida International University senior Brian Ho has landed a prestigious job before graduation. Ho is among 16 undergraduate students in the U.S. who were awarded a scholarship from the National Institutes of Health, which includes a one-year, paid research position in Bethesda, Maryland when he graduates from college.Ho, a biology major, was chosen for his academics and community service to his college and national programs. He participated...
On September 23, Miami-Dade School Board Chair Perla Tabares Hantman was honored at the Second Annual Hispanic Leadership Awards Luncheon hosted by the Hispanic Education Coalition of Palm Beach County (HEC) in partnership with the Jose Marti Foundation at the Harriet Himmel Theater in West Palm Beach.Hantman, a Miami Lakes resident, was recognized for her contributions and dedicated service toward promoting educational equity for...
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