On the final weekend of January at the University of Florida (UF), the Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High (HML) Model United Nations team proudly debated and engaged the world's most pressing issues. Model UN (MUN), is an academic competition simulating the various committees of the actual United Nations. Students typically represent member nations as they navigate global problems through public speaking, resolution writing and most importantly,...

Jose Marti MAST Academy hosted its annual Teacher of the Year ceremony on January 31. All of the district’s Teachers of the Year were invited to attend. The finalists along with the winners for the district were recognized by their school system. Jennifer Torino was named teacher of the Year for Jose Marti and Lucia Morales was named Rookie Teacher of the Year. Pictured (from left) are Torino, principal Jose Enriquez and Morales.

Hialeah Miami Lakes High School (HML) senior Denisse Pino is certainly a Student Working At Greatness (SWAG). She was recently featured in the education series of that name by NBC 6. Reporter Ari Odzer interviewed Pino regarding her life experiences and her plans for the future.It has been a very successful four years for Pino at HML. During that time, she has never missed a day of school, she has achieved a 4.99 weighted GPA, she has been...

St. Andrews Lutheran Church, located at 575 W. 68 Street in Hialeah will host its annual yard sale on March 9 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Funds raised will provide continuing support for the church’s food bank and other ministry activities.

On February 19, Virginia Ladeira (pictured above), fourth grader and Leah Rios (pictured below), seventh grader, participated and represented Miami Lakes K-8 Center (MLK-8) at The Miami Herald Spelling Bee held at The University of Miami. The 79th annual competition included students from Miami-Dade and Monore County schools. Both girls did an outstanding job and experienced what many do not have the opportunity to do.