Gabriel Delacruz, a senior and Chelsea Bishop, a junior at Miami Lakes Educational Center have qualified to go to Nationals this summer in San Antonio, Texas. Bishop competed in Website Design, a prejudged competition and placed in fourth. Delacruz won second place in Cyber Security which is an objective test. The Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) National Leadership Conference will take place from June 25 to July 1. Group photo (from...

Spring break for the 16 members of the Miami Lakes United Methodist Church Youth group this year was a life changing and heartwarming experience as they traveled almost 600 miles to lend a helping hand to the still broken and battered Mexico Beach community in northwest Florida. Five months after Hurricane Michael struck this quiet beach community located in the Florida panhandle, they are still cleaning up and rebuilding from the devastating...

For the fourth year in a row, Miami Lakes Educational Center’s (MLEC) journalism students have won honors in C-SPAN’s annual StudentCam competition, an annual national video documentary competition that encourages students to think critically about issues that affect their communities and the nation.“C-SPAN started this competition 15 years ago for smart students who have opinions and ideas but often feel that they don’t have a voice,” said...

The Jose Marti MAST 6-12 Academy Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Club won first place overall in the Ten-80 Regional Finals. The competition took place on March 19 at Homestead Miami Speedway. The team earned a first place in the fastest lap and data driven design project and a second place in the 30 minute endurance race and business enterprise. They also achieved third place in the graphic design part of the...

Band students from Miami Lakes K-8 Center (MLK-8) performed solos during the Florida Bandmasters Association District 16 solo and ensemble event on February 23 at Coral Reef Senior High. The solo and ensemble event is a part of the Music Performance Assessment for middle and high school students. Young musicians prepare a solo to perform with piano accompaniment in front of a judge. Judges comment on the musician’s performance regarding...