Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory announced the appointment of Dr. Judith Mucheck as the school’s next president beginning July 1. Her three-year appointment comes after a national search by the C-M Board of Trustees. Mucheck will be the first lay president of C-M since its founding in 1960. All previous presidents were professed Brothers or Priests of the Society of Mary. Upon her appointment, Mucheck said, “I am...

  During its April 15 regular monthly meeting, the Miami-Dade County School Board approved three recommendations by Chairwoman Perla Tabares Hantman including the commemoration of May 20 as Cuban Independence Day, a resolution proclaiming May 5 as National Teacher Day for public school teachers, and recognizing the 2015 Senior High School Safety Campaign Contest winners. “Our school district joins thousands of Cuban-Americans in...

 

Our Lady of the Lakes (OLL) fifth grader Rafael De La Cova (right) and eighth grader Karina Sarandrea (left), were selected to represent the school at the 75th Annual Miami Herald Spelling Bee. Over 100 students from across Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties were present. De La Cova placed among the top 25, making it past the first round. 

  Former longtime Miami Lakes resident, Jasmine Fernandez, received the highest honor a student can earn at Ringling College of Art & Design in Sarasota, FL. She was named the Trustee Scholar by the Board of Trustees at the college.  Each year, the Ringling College Board of Trustees awards its highest honor, the Trustee Scholarship, to an exclusive group of extraordinary rising seniors. The hard work, talent, spirit, and...

  The Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High Model United Nations (UN) students competed at the Miami International Conference for the Simulation of United Nations (MICSUN) held at the University of Miam on April 18. Top schools across the state and around the world participated. Danny Ramirez and Jessica Duque led the way for the HML team winning Best Delegate in their final competitions as high school students. Marvin Espinoza and Gabriella...