School Board Chair Perla Tabares Hantman (center) was honored at Barbara Goleman Senior High School in late March with the dedication of the Perla Tabares Hantman Academy of Excellence Building, the result of a parent-led petition. Hantman was instrumental in bringing the AP/Cambridge Capstone program to Goleman and the Miami-Dade School District. Hantman is pictured at the inauguration with members of the Bob Graham Education Center...

  South Florida Educational Federal Credit Union (SFEFCU) and Miami Lakes Educational Center are opening a Jaguars Credit Union, a student-run branch inside the school. A grand opening ceremony took place on Friday, April 11. Jaguars Credit Union is a joint effort between SFEFCU, school administrators, faculty and students. A select group of student volunteers will run the branch under the supervision and guidance of SFEFCU staff. They...

  New Testament Baptist Church (NTBC) invites all middle and high school students of the community to attend Compel Night on Wednesday, April 30, from 6 to 9 p.m.  The event will be held at the NTBC located at 6601 N.W.167 Street. The free event will feature Trinity Church’s Youth Pastor and Recording Artist Phillip Bixby. Don’t miss special performances from the Streetside Manifesto Band and Oscar Urbina from CTF...

  Christian Cayon of Miami Lakes was named to the Dean’s list for academic excellence for the Fall 2013 semester at Johns Hopkins University. To be selected for this honor, a student must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale in a program of at least 14 credits with 12 graded credits. Cayon is the son of Carlos and Giuliana Cayon. He attended the School for Advanced Studies in Miami. Cayon, who is majoring in...

  Engineering and Information Technology students from Miami Lakes Educational Center and five other Miami-Dade Public high schools participated in the recent second annual Explore Ambition Program, a STEM career-related experience at the National Flight Academy in Pensacola, a subsidiary of the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation. Students in 9th through 11th grades, with varying math and science skill levels, spent their Spring Break as...