HML students earn a high passing rate in AP testing

Education Wednesday, October 31, 2018

  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,...

MLK8's PTSA sponsors Teachers Closet

Education Wednesday, October 31, 2018

  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...

Federal prosecutor Beezye Telfair visits MLEC's The Harbinger newsroom

Education By Devin Dubon and Jaylyn Gonzalez, special to The Miami Laker Wednesday, October 31, 2018

  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...

MLEC students participate in UN Day and celebrate their diversity

Home By Sabine Joseph, special to The Miami Laker Wednesday, October 31, 2018

  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...

Pace celebrates the 'Season of Giving' during November

Community By Raquel Edmundson, special to The Miami Laker Wednesday, October 31, 2018

  As Thanksgiving approaches, Monsignor Edward Pace High School (Pace) is uniting to help those in the local community as well as communities abroad. For decades, Pace has been committed to their sister diocese in Haiti and currently supports three sister schools in the area.  Following the recent 5.9 magnitude earthquake that shook the nation, the Pace family immediately went into action to collect monetary donations for those...
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