Two sixth grade students from Bob Graham Education Center (BGEC) were finalists for the 2018 Do the Right Thing Essay Contest. The students were selected out of 1,800 student submissions in Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Diego Paiz and Sabrina Hernandez, along with their teachers Jacqueline Arrojo-Hernandez and Christina Hernandez were honored at a ceremony on May 23 at the Law Office of Holland and Knight for their excellent work.

  Mater Academy’s Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble recently finished first place and won the gold rating at the World Strides Heritage Festival in Washington D.C. Following the competition, both groups won the Adjudicator Award for receiving a score of 92 or higher. In addition, the program received the Sweepstakes Award for scoring combined scores that totaled 200 points, and the Jazz Ensemble received the Outstanding Band Group...

  Some of the fifth grade students at Bob Graham Education Center (BGEC) participated in the first ever “We the People” Competition in the elementary grades. This competition is usually offered at the middle and high school level, but this year the school district decided to have the first ever set of Mock Trail Hearings for elementary students. The “We the People” Program enhances students understanding of the...

  On May 19, the Trojan Chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS) held its induction ceremony at Shula's Grand Slam Ballroom. Hialeah Miami Lakes High School (HML) administrators, teachers, students and family gathered to welcome new NHS members as well as honor outstanding achievements by current members during the 2017-2018 school year.   The top three freshmen scholars were Jennifer Giniebra, Julian Feliciano and...

The Leon family of Miami Lakes, Jason, Jackie and proud big sister Carolina welcomed Camila Eleanor on April 10. Camila weighed in at 9 pounds and 4 ounces and measured 20 inches long.