Construction funded by the Miami-Dade Public School’s General Obligation Bond, approved by Miami Dade County voters, is well under way at Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High School (HML). HML was awarded $5,165,622 for interior and exterior renovations to the campus, originally opened in 1971.Groundbreaking began on October 12 of last year with a scope of work that includes new student restrooms, a gymnasium floor, a public announcement system,...

Ana Mestre is in her second year as a Therapeutic Paraprofessional Assistant at Bob Graham Education Center (BGEC) and has been named as this year’s Paraprofessional of the Year. Mestre is currently assigned to a student that is visually impaired. Mestre feels that she is instrumental in preparing her student for life outside the school. She tries to make it as comfortable as possible for him while at the same time making sure he is treated...

After 25 years and more than a million miles on Florida’s highways, the Support Education specialty license plate has a fresh look. While the design is new, the cause remains the same – when a Florida resident purchases or renews their Support Education specialty tag, $20 goes directly back to support schools, teachers and students in the county where the tag is registered.In Miami Dade County, the funds support the work of The Education...

On December 6, the senior class at Dade Christian School presented Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital with money they raised and toys they collected. This fundraiser started last year with the junior class so this is the second year they’ve been doing this.Early last year, the donation was monetary; however, this year they were able to give money as well as toys from the kindergarten and elementary students. They wanted to do something to help...

William “Bill” McClaskey of Davie, Florida, and a longtime resident of Miami Lakes, passed away on January 2 at the age of 91.McClaskey was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in WWII from 1945-47. He was initiated into the Free and Accepted Masons in 1967 where he held the office of Worshipful Master in the Miami Temple, Lodge 247, during 1977, and was a 32 degree Mason in the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry.He was received, admitted and...