The Bobcat Dance Competition Team from Bob Graham Education Center (BGEC) had the opportunity to compete this past month at the Contest of Champions Nationals. This competition was held at the ESPN Disney Wide World of Sports in Orlando as Disney celebrated its 31st year of hosting the event.   This is the second year that the BGEC Bobcat Dancers have participated in competition under dance director Mayri Martinez. The...

  The Miami Herald Spelling Bee, celebrating its 75th anniversary, was held Wednesday, March 11, at Jungle Island in Miami. The competition invited all elementary and middle school spelling bee winners from Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties which included local students in Hialeah and Miami Lakes. Students who were named spelling bee champions from their school included Pedro Perez, 5th grade, from Hialeah Gardens Elementary School;...

    Barbara Goleman Senior High students Gabriella Sallai and David Rodriguez were nominated and selected as Posse Scholars for their academic and extra curricular achievements. The scholarships, four-years and full tuition, valued at a quarter of a million dollars, was awarded to 60 out of 1,300 nominated students across South Florida.  Sallai will be attending Franklin and Marshall College in Pennsylvia and Rodriguez will...

  During his recent visit last month, CBS4 Sports Anchor Jim Berry spoke, danced, and even rapped before the secondary students at Dade Christian School.  Berry has won five Emmys and is a three time Best of Miami winner. He is also a recipient of the Silver Circle of Excellence award for a distinguished journalism career from the Suncoast chapter of the National Academy of Arts and Sciences.  The charismatic sports anchor...

 

All graduating high school seniors, class of 2015, who attended Miami Lakes K-8 Center, are invited to an alumni reunion on Thursday, April 13, from 2:45 to 5:30 p.m. in Miami Lakes K-8 Center’s cafeteria.  There will be food, refreshments and entertainment in celebration of the alumni. To RSVP, email Sharon Zajac at sharon.zajac@hotmail.com or Bianca Larsh at bmlarsh@bellsouth.net by April 3.