Nine students from Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High School (HML) participated in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami School to Work program. The program sent HML students once a month to Perry Ellis International's (PEI) headquarters in Doral to be paired with a mentor.The mentors, or “bigs” teach their “littles” about the different aspects of working in a professional business environment. PEI employees volunteer from different departments...

Over 50 parents and community members gathered to share information with students at the 17th Annual Bob Graham Educational Center (BGEC) Career Day. Coordinated by counselors Joel Castellanos and Sara Najara, this year’s Career Day was the most successful to date. The day opened with welcoming remarks by principal Yecenia Martinez. A breakfast buffet was prepared by cafeteria staff led by cafeteria manager Mayra Franco. Following the...

Hialeah Miami Lakes (HML) senior Naomi Valdez will be heading to Dartmouth College in New Hampshire in the fall of 2019. She applied for an early decision in the Engineering Program and was thrilled to receive her acceptance notification on December 13.Valdez has had a successful high school experience at HML. She will graduate in June with dual enrollment credits from Florida International University which she earned on campus. Additionally,...

Miami Lakes K-8 Center students and staff celebrated their “Teacher of the Year” day with Elizabeth Rebustillo, an 8th grade science teacher.

Several students at Miami Lakes K-8 Center received perfect scores on the Florida Standards Assessments (FSA) for the 2017-2018 school year. The FSA is a combination of reading, writing and math tests. Students from third grade, fourth grade, fifth grade and eight grade all received certificates. Pictured are principal Yanelys Canales, and teachers Kristina Cala (3rd Grade), Romi Perez (4th grade) and Jennifer Gomez (5th Grade), along with...