Edwin Lopez was recently named the new police chief for Miami-Dade County Public Schools, officially replacing Ian Moffett who is the new Chief School Safety and Compliance Officer. The shift in personnel is in response of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas School shooting massacre that killed 17 students and teachers in February. With state funding, each public school will have at least one school resource officer starting with the...

  This school year witnessed a wave of change go through Miami Lakes K-8 Center (MLK8), leaving it much stronger as it continues to build on a long- standing tradition of excellence.   With the leadership of new principal Yanelys Canales, and her assistant principals Veronika Sasturrias, Kelly Cabrera, and Dan Gangeri, the school achieved designation as a Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) school by the...

  For the second consecutive year, Erika Castroman’s initiative to help the homeless during the Christmas holidays was a huge success. On December 25, Castroman, a standout softball player and academic scholar at American High School, and her family distributed 100 drawstring bags full of non-perishable food items and toiletries to the homeless community in Downtown Miami. Castroman increased her goal to 100 bags from 50 bags...

  St. Thomas University catcher Nelson Mompierre was drafted in the 29th round (860th overall) by the New York Mets in the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft. Marrero became the second player from St. Thomas to be drafted in the 2018 MLB Draft joining fellow catcher Elih Marrero  (8th round, Red Sox). Mompierre, hit .395 with 77 RBI and a team-best 15 home runs and 25 doubles in 2018. Mompierre ranked seventh in the nation in...

  Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid recently honored St. Thomas University professor Dr. James Conely during his retirement ceremony at Don Shula’s Hotel in Miami Lakes. The long time Miami Lakes resident has served in various roles at St. Thomas University during the past 40 years including a professor of English, Comparative Literature and Communication Arts. Before he joined St. Thomas University, Conely taught at Villanova...