Spanish Lake Elementary (SLE) is celebrating what it calls the "Trifecta." Principal Jaqueline Arias-Gonzalez was named American Feeder Pattern Principal of the Year, Melanie Negron was named Teacher of the Year and Jennifer Meneses is Rookie Teacher of the Year. Arias-Gonzalez, SLE’s founding principal, has been an educator for a total of 23 years. She has served as a principal for 10 years. She began at Mae M. Walters...
  The Growing Place, a pre-school in Miami Lakes, has added Mandarin and Spanish to its pre-school curriculum. In recent years, the value of possessing bi-lingual or multi-lingual skills has become extremely important as students begin to make their way through a world that has become smaller and where cultures have become more integrated. As it turns out, The Growing Place, located at Miami Lakes Congregational Church, embarked on this...
  Bob Graham Education Center (BGEC) held its First Annual Holiday Show on December 19. The theme for the performance was “The Holiday Express” and it featured The BobCat Dancers and the Baby BobCat Dancers. The show also included special guests performances from the Music Department, Band, the Cheerleaders, the Pre-K classes and students from Roxy Rodriguez, Reniel Mansito and Onelio Martinez's classes.  The...
  Miami Lakes Educational Center (MLEC) is enjoying a great school year. Not only do the Jaguars have the highest high school graduation rate in the region, it is an "A" school for the seventh time according to recent data released by the state. The accomplishments met at MLEC called for a celebration. At the last pep rally for the 2013 year, as per tradition, the MLEC students filed into the gymnasium and settled in to watch principal...
  Miami Lakes Mayor Wayne Slaton joined Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez, Miami-Dade Commission chairwoman Rebeca Sosa, and the Beacon Council in recognizing one of Miami Lakes’ local businesses, Cotral Lab. Cotral is a France-based manufacturer of customized hearing protection devices. Twenty years of expertise in hearing heath, and the number one manufacturer of Customized Hearing Protections in Europe, Cotral Lab’s...
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