By Angely Peña Lucas Hernández is a Miamian. Although he moved to Texas when he was in middle school, then headed off to college and then New York, “I always considered Miami my home,” said Hernández, the director of Microsoft’s Miami Civic Engagement, and this year’s Principal of the Day at Miami Lakes Educational Center…
By Karla Perez It’s no news that TikTok has taken over. The social media giant has become the new “it” thing for all generations— everyone seems to be in it. At the end, whether one loves or dislikes the app doesn’t even matter: for anyone with internet access, escaping from the ephemeral videos of the…
By Aileen Delgado Food, music, dancing, and waving country flags are all aspects you can find at Miami Lakes Educational Center’s (MLEC) annual United Nations celebration. Students come together and bring their cultures along with them––continuing a tradition that has occurred for the past four years. “We started it in October of 2015. We kind…
By Fabiha Faruque Hong Kong, one of South Asia’s most toured places, is a city of the future. It is a city that contains some of the world’s most jaw-dropping engineering endeavors and attractive themed sites (such as the internationally famous Disney Land). It is simply a progressive, tech-advanced city — and with its high-world…
By Jaylyn Gonzalez October 12, 2019. After a fair and blissful Saturday morning, the most anticipated moment of the day turned one step closer: the distinct call of “Survivors! Line up.” My mom and I, along with other hundreds of survivors, gathered for the commencement of the annual Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Survivor Ceremony….
By Fabiha Faruque Once a Jaguar, always a Jaguar. Each school year brings changes. There are new students, new courses, and new teachers. But this year, MLEC also welcomed someone very familiar: Samantha Cardet, the newest English teacher, and also a Jaguar alumna. Ms. Cardet walked the very same halls and sat at the very…
By Kelly Sanchez The 2019-2020 school year has just begun and it already is unlike any other school year due to the changes—big and small—that have taken place around our school campus. For some students, these changes have been more perceptible and accentuated than for others. This is particularly true for the students in the…
By Vanessa Falcon Mario Kart has jumped from the DS and Switch to a more popular device —cellphones. Mario Kart has been a beloved game for generations. Nintendo has touched the hearts of many people, trespassing age barriers and geographical lines for over a century. Since 1889, when the company first started with simple playing…
By Ajmaanie Dort It’s been over 240 days since protests first started, and the streets of the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince, and its neighboring provinces have all been shut down by the government. The remaining streets that are accessible to the public are filled with angry protesters voicing their frustrations through acts of violence and…
By Khimmoy Hudson The Arts — it is poetry in motion, enticing gesticulations and very often a riveting display of talent that calls for the attention of an audience. And so, on September 28, 2019, the stage was set for the first time ever to foster students from across Miami Dade County Public Schools who…