Hialeah Gardens High School language arts teacher Christine Rodriguez was a finalist and first runner-up for the 2015 Francisco R. Walker Miami-Dade County Teacher of the Year Award. Geoffrey Aladro, a U.S. history teacher at Frank C. Martin K-8 Center, won the top honors two weeks ago during a special dinner at the DoubleTree by Hilton Miami Airport and Convention Center.

  Bob Graham Education Center’s (BGEC) Bobcat Dancers had the opportunity to participate in the American Dance Alliance (ADA) Florida State Dance Team Championship competition on January 25. The Bobcat Dancers brought home various awards and earned in three different categories scores of “Excellent” as an overall team evaluation. The Dancers won first place in the “Open” category, 5th place with a...

  René and Isolina Rodriguez celebrate their 50th golden wedding anniversary February 26. They have two children, Jesus Rene and Vivian and five grandchildren, Eric, Valerie, Marcus René, Vanessa and Luis René. They have shared a life of love and faith and are believers in the promises of God. They have often taught her children that “all things work together for your good when you walk uprightly before...

 

Miami Lakes residents Jennine Perez and Reggy Rodriguez first met as students at Barbara Goleman Senior High School. Nine years have passed since they first began dating and on Christmas Eve 2014, Rodriguez proposed to Perez. Family and friends are looking forward to the wedding set for summer 2016.

  The Miami Lakes CROP Hunger Walk is a local event which aims to raise thousands of dollars to help end hunger and poverty in the community and around the world. Miami Lakes Congregational Church is participating as a location for the walk scheduled for Saturday, February 28 at 9:30 a.m. though participants are should arrive between 8:30 and 9:15 a.m. to register. All members of the community are welcome to participate in this event...