At the May Town Council meeting, several community members were recognized for their accomplishments and community support.
Roberto Alonso Jr. was recognized for his commitment as a member of the Charter Revision Commission.
Juan Espejo was acknowledged for placing second in Miami-Dade County’s Great Part Summit photo competition. He was also the first place winner in the Town’s website photo competition “Capture a Miami Lakes Moment.”
Jaquesta Adams, a senior at Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High, and Stephanie Brito, a senior at Miami Lakes Educational Center, were recognized as recipients of a Gates Millennium Scholarship.
Pace High School’s Thespian Drama Club, led by Cristina Pla-Guzman, was recognized for their outstanding rankings in competitions.
Sebastian Salas, a senior at Miami Lakes Educational Center, the youngest person to ever earn expert-level certification on Solid Works, a mechanical engineering design programs, was recognized for his creation of Wunderthrought, a 3D printing/prototype company.
Alexandra Reboredo, Daylin Delgado and Veronica Rarick were commended for their recent documentary “Immigration’s Road to the White House” which received an Honorable Mention from C-SPAN’s StudentCam 2016 competition.
Dr. Manuel Sanchez III, principal of Miami Lakes Middle School, received a proclamation acknowledging his honor of being named Miami-Dade Public Schools Principal of the Year.