It isn't every day that a celebrity replies to a Tweet, but when actor, director, writer and producer Vincent D'Onofrio does, he means business. Late last September, Colleen Mahoney, theatre teacher and drama club advisor at Hialeah Miami Lakes High School (HML), Tweeted at D'Onofrio, asking him for some advice to share with her budding thespians at the inaugural meeting of the HML Drama Club.Less than ten minutes later, D'Onofrio, an HML...

The Education Fund of Miami Lakes announced that it is a finalist in Aetna’s Voices of Health video campaign, competing for a top prize of $20,000. The Education Fund’s current initiatives bring innovative methods to local schools, inform the community about public education and encourage private sector investment in public education.The Education Fund’s investments to improve public education have totaled to more than $52 million. The...

For the tenth consecutive year, Miami-Dade College (MDC) has been named among the nation’s Great Colleges to Work For, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education, a major higher education publication. In addition, MDC again made the honor roll for being recognized in multiple categories.“We are honored to once again receive this recognition. It truly speaks to the faculty and staff at MDC, who are second to none, who truly make this a...

Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High School (HML) social science teacher Daniel Michael Francia passed away at his home on November 8 due to complications from diabetes. Formally of Massena, New York, the Miramar resident was 57 when he passed.Francia was born on July 26, 1961, to Irene Trombley Francia and Michael J. Francia Jr. He attended Massena Central High School.After graduating in 1979, Francia attended St. Lawrence University, where he...

November 8 was Homeless Awareness Day in Miami-Dade County, a day designated to bring awareness to the issue of homelessness in the community and provide information on ways people can help. The students in the Civic Engagement Academy (CEA) at Bob Graham Education Center (BGEC) organized a number of activities to commemorate the day in Miami Lakes.They partnered with the Miami-Dade Homeless Trust to hold a rally on campus for the entire...