Miami Lakes K-8 Center's team of coders, Samuel Borges and Daniel Simeon, competed on April 3 at the Miami-Dade County Youth Fair's Digi-Con Coding with Scratch Challenge. Their hard work paid off as Simeon tied for second place among a field of 20 competitors from schools across Dade County. His highly creative animation showcased his talent and skill as a coder. Borges (left) and Simeon (right) are pictured at the competition.

Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School has tapped Barbara Picazo as its new principal for the 2019-2020 school year.Picazo, the school’s assistant principal for the past 18 years, will replace Ricardo Briz, the longest-serving principal in school history, following his retirement.Picazo joined Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School in 1995 and has excellently served the school with devotion as a middle school Language Arts and Religion teacher...

On April 9, Carrabba’s Italian Grill in northwest Miami-Dade, generously opened its doors to young aspiring chefs attending the Italian Language and Culture program at Lawton Chiles Middle School. The event was led by managers Carlos Roseney and Ito Lopez who gave the students a fully hands on cooking class allowing them to prepare and cook the meals in teams. Students had a blast learning cooking skills and creating some Italian classics...

Spanish Lake Elementary (SLE) attended the 2019 SECME and STEAM competitions held at Miami Dade College North Campus on January 26. SLE participated in the Science Brain Bowl, Math Bowl, water bottle rocket, mousetrap car, the SECME vision board and essay, the banner competition and the Science Fair competitions.  In each SECME competition, the students received participation and honorable mentions. In the Science Fair competition, two bronze...

Bob Graham Education Center (BGEC) students celebrated World Autism Awareness Day on April 2. It is an internationally recognized day encouraging member states of the United Nations to take measures to raise awareness about people with Autism Spectrum Disorder throughout the world. It was a day filled with fun activities for the student body as they brought awareness to their school community. In addition, the students had a fundraiser to...