Town Foundation awards $18,605 in grants for education, community

Featured By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Wednesday, November 13, 2024

    The Miami Lakes Town Foundation has awarded $18,605 in 12 grants to local schools and a non-profit to support education and foster community.       The money comes from the annual Miami Lakes Food & Wine...

 

The Angels Reach Foundation and Sunrise Christian Academy are presenting Pieces of the Heart, a children's performance of theater, dance, art and music.  The production will be held on Saturday, March 15, at 3:30 p.m. at Goodlet Park, 4150 West 8 Avenue, Hialeah. Pre-sale tickets are available for $22, tickets at the door will be available for $27. For more information call 305-821-5841. 
  Three Miami Lakes residents who are students at St. Thomas University were honored on February 15 during the school’s Parents and Families Program which hosted more than 300 students, family members and friends for a student Recognition Brunch. Students who earned a place on the fall 2013 Dean’s List, as well as athletes who have attained Conference and All-Conference awards, were honored at the mid-day program which...

Pace theater gala labeled a success

Education By Gabriela Asunce, Special to The Laker, and Roselind Romero, The Miami Laker staff Wednesday, March 5, 2014

    Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s Annual Drama Gala, which took place February 21, helped students fundraise, promote an upcoming production, and provided an enthusiastic audience for the many talented performers in the Drama Academy. Students involved in the International Thespian Society and Drama Academy performed pieces from different plays and musicals, the last time they would perform them before the...
  Bob Graham Education Center (BGEC) named Vanessa Acosta as Teacher of the Year and Roxanna Rodriguez as Rookie Teacher of the Year for the 2013-2014 school year.  Acosta began her teaching career in 1998 at Poinciana Park where she taught first, second, and fourth grade. In 2003, after five years at Poinciana Park, Acosta began teaching at BGEC.   Acosta's philosophy has always been to provide her students with the...

Stefan Ellenberger is Ga. Tech grad

Education Wednesday, March 5, 2014

 

Stefan Ellenberger of Miami Lakes  has earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. He was among approximately 2,700 undergraduate and graduate students who received degrees during Georgia Tech’s 246th commencement exercises.
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