JetStream Federal Credit Union sponsored an employee donation drive and collected clothing and pajamas to benefit His House Children’s Home and the Susan B. Anthony Recovery Center. JetStream donated new pajamas for the children and teenagers arriving at His House this year. Each incoming child will receive a duffle bag containing essential grooming products, clothing, and pajamas. His House Children’s Home is a private,...

  Eric Acosta, the new principal at Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High School, brings a wealth of education experience to an “A” school that serves kids from the cities of Hialeah and Miami Lakes.  Acosta replaces Jose Bueno who was last year’s Miami-Dade County Principal of the Year. Bueno was promoted to a higher position in the regional office for Miami-Dade Public Schools. Previously, Acosta was the principal for...

  It takes years to build up the financial savvy to navigate the markets. But Sofia Diaz of Miami Lakes is decades ahead of the game, having just becoming the first place Florida state winner in the SIFMA Foundation’s InvestWrite® essay competition with McGraw Hill Financial. The young Diaz, a seventh-grader at Miami Lakes K-8 Center, was among the 20,000 students nationwide who took the InvestWrite challenge, and claimed her...

  When school is over, fun in the Summer begins. Parents can now register their kids for the Palm Springs North Elementary Community School’s Summer Camp, which from now through Friday, August 1. Each day, the eight-week camp begins at 7:40 a.m. until 5:45 p.m. at 17615 N.W. 82 Avenue, with breakfast and lunch, field trips and various camp activities. Parents have an option of choosing several types of payment plans and reduced...

  New Testament Baptist Church’s AWANA Club presented its 2013-2014 awards last month to its “Cubbies” (4k-5k and 1st grade), “Sparks” honors to 2nd graders, and T&T “Truth and Training” awards to 3rd to 6th grade students. The program is under the direction of Pastor Jorge Granda. Miles Murray and Isabella Rodriguez received the highest award given in the “Sparks” group for...