Inspired by the tragic death of an 11-year-old girl who collapsed and died from a rare heart defect during dance class, the 7th grade students in the Civic Engagement Academy Law Studies Class at Bob Graham Education Center presented their Project Citizen project dubbed “Just a Heartbeat Away” and placed first in the Oral Hearing Showcase and finished second in the Portfolio Showcase.The project was created to raise awareness of...

Barbara Goleman Senior High School ushered in a one-of-a-kind program at the start of the 2015-2016 school year, the National Security Intelligence Magnet, also referred to as The Law Enforcement and Intelligence Studies Magnet.The program, which was designed by the Goleman administration in conjunction with Academy leader and FBI agent, Peter Falcon and former FBI agent, Nelson Barbosa. It is the only school-based program currently...

Bob Graham Education Center’s Civic Engagement Academy eighth grade students placed third at the We the People National Invitational in Washington D.C. hosted by the Center of Civic Education on April 29 through May 3. Under the direction of Jackeline Hernandez and John Brady, this year’s team broke new ground marking the first time a Florida team advanced to the final round.“We are truly honored to be among the other top...

For Miami Lakes, 2016 will be remembered as a busy and challenging year for the small town with two elections, possible city charter changes, crafting out a laborious budget and fighting the mayor’s lawsuit to reimburse his attorneys who successfully defended him during his federal bribery trial.One of Mayor Michael Pizzi’s lawsuits has been dragging on for a year, straining the town’s spending plan and could put the...

JetStream Federal Credit Union officers, joined by Miami Lakes elected officials and members of the town’s Economic Development Committee, officially celebrated the grand opening of its new Miami Lakes branch on May 4 in the Royal Oaks Shopping Plaza.JetStream Federal’s chairman Bolivar Perez and CEO Jeanne Kucey cut the ribbon along with Mayor Michael Pizzi, Vice Mayor Tim Daubert, and Councilmembers Ceasar Mestre and Nelson...