Perla Tabares Hantman dies; longtime school board chair was 88

Featured By Linda Trischitta, Editor Friday, March 7, 2025

Perla Tabares Hantman of Miami Lakes, who served 26 years on the Miami-Dade County School Board, died March 4. She was 88 and was surrounded by her family when she passed away at the University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center,...

National College Fair coming to Miami March 5

Education By Linda Trischitta, Editor Friday, January 20, 2023

     The 2023 Miami National College Fair is set for March 5.      Students can preregister for the fair, at https://bit.ly/3CI0fZW.        Registered attendees can print out a confirmation with a bar code to use at the fair as an electronic ID, and to request information from schools that will be at the fair.      Representatives from nearly 200 colleges and...

Town of Miami Lakes, The Graham Companies offer Future Leaders Scholarships

Education By Linda Trischitta, Editor Friday, January 20, 2023

     High school seniors may apply for Miami Lakes Future Leaders Scholarships.      Two $1,500 scholarships will be awarded to high school seniors who live in town.      The deadline to apply is April 7.       The application package should include an essay of up to 750 words that describes how the student hopes to make the world a better place.      ...

Goleman hosts mock trial contest for middle schools

Education By Linda Trischitta, Editor Friday, January 20, 2023

     Barbara Goleman Senior High School in Miami Lakes has two courtrooms on its campus, and is where it hosted its first mock trial competition for area middle schools.       Competing schools included Bob Graham Education Center, which won first place; County Club Middle School, which took second, and Miami Lakes K-8 Center and Hialeah Gardens Middle School.       Awards were...

BGEC students ace exams

Education By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Friday, January 20, 2023

      Nine students at Bob Graham Education Center in Miami Lakes received perfect scores on standardized tests, the school said in November. The students received the scores on the 2022 Florida Standard Assessment and End of Course Assessment exams taken last spring in several subjects, including English Language Arts, math, science and civics.         “We are so very proud of these Bobcats,”...

BGEC Robocats win awards

Education By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Friday, January 20, 2023

    Students in the Bob Graham Education Center’s Robocats STEM Academy won the Innovate Award during the Nov. 5 VEX IQ qualifier contest held at Rockway Middle School in Miami. The BGEC team that had one of the top engineering notebooks received that award. Robocats also placed 4th in the skills competition and 5th in the team finals. Team Fruit Loops from BGEC also participated in the competition and came in third place...
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