St. Thomas University tennis coach Bruce Carrington was selected as the 2017-18 Sun Conference Coach of Character Award recipient. Carrington was given the honor as Athletic Director Laura Courtley-Todd presented it to him in his office. The award honors a head coach who is dedicated to deliberately teaching character through sport. Carrington teaches character to his teams by rotating the responsibilities and authority that comes...

  A total of 524 students participated in Advanced Placement (AP) testing in May 2018 at Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High School (HML) including 829 tests in over 15 elective and core subjects. Students at HML earned an impressive passing rate of 69 percent, compared to the district average passing rate of 55 percent. Trojan scholars didn’t stop there. They also outperformed peers statewide, where the passing rate was 56 percent,...

  Miami Lakes K-8 Center's (MLK8) PTSA (Parent Teacher Student Association) has supplied 83 teachers in their school with year-round school supplies through the initiative Teachers Closet. The Teachers Closet is a program that accepts new supplies and materials for staff to use in their classrooms. Teachers can visit the closet, and use donated items for their students. The first distribution took place on October 4 and was received by...

  Wearing a red power suit, assistant U.S. attorney Breezye Telfair made one thing clear – she can try a case. She owned the Harbinger newsroom at Miami Lakes Educational Center (MLEC), much like she owns a courtroom, as she discussed her career and the unconventional path she took to becoming a federal prosecutor. The Miami Lakes native started her journalism career in high school, when she interned with The Miami Herald and...

  The United Nations (UN), a phrase coined by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, came into being in 1945. Following the devastation of the Second World War, UN was created with one central mission in mind; to maintain international peace and security. UN Day is a celebration of that mission. At Miami Lakes Educational Center (MLEC), UN Day is a day to celebrate diversity. During lunch, students were able to embrace their culture, wearing...