Miami-Dade County's public schools resume on Monday, August 22 to begin the 2016-2017 school year. Parents and students are urged to register early to avoid processing delays. Two proofs of current address are required. Also required is a completion of a "Disclosure of Time of Registration" form, which can be obtained from Attendance Services.For more information visit www.dadeschools.net. First Day of Class: Monday, August 22,...

Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High School’s 2016-2017 summer reading list has titles divided by grade level. All students are required to complete the readings prior to the launch of the new school year. Following the readings students are to complete one of four projects listed on HML’s homepage at www.hmltrojans.org.Freshmen students are required to read Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, The Old Man and...

Pace High School alumni Chris Marrero from the Pawtucket Boston Red Sox organization won the 2016 Home Run Derby title during the Triple All-Star Game last month at the BB&T Ballpark in Charlotte,  North Carolina.  Marrero, who graduated from Pace in 2006, swatted 18 homers in three minutes during the finals to beat Kyle Jensen of the Reno Aces of the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.In the final round, Marrero clobbered the...

As part of a newly strengthened wellness policy, the School Board of Miami-Dade County voted to incorporate Hands-Only Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation CPR training for all students who take Personal Fitness as part of their graduation requirements.This will create new generations of lifesavers by preparing them to respond to sudden cardiac arrest, whose victims usually die before Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) arrive because CPR was not...

The election season for Miami Lakes officially swung into full gear last week when the qualifying period got underway, as 15 candidates, 10 of whom are political neophytes, are seeking four Town Council seats up for grabs in November. Councilmember Manny Cid and Miami Lakes’ first mayor Wayne Slaton, are vying for the mayoral position, while two incumbents, Councilmembers Tony Lama and Nelson Rodriguez, are trying to hold on to...