By Kymani Hughes With the sun shining on the bus loop outside Miami Lakes Educational Center, upbeat Christmas music synchronizing with the beating of hearts, and hundreds of students ready to race to the finish line, Miami Lakes Educational Center’s second annual Jingle Jog was off to even a better start than the last. The…
By Kelly Sanchez Colors, crowds, cheering — The Homecoming Pep Rally is one of the most exciting events of the school year. It is filled to the brim with joy, pride, and amusement because of the music, dances, games, and many other activities that take place. It is the school event that brings all jaguars…
By Daniel Gonzalez III Julius Einsentein is a Holocaust survivor, an activist, honorary Jaguar, and a centenerian. Eisenstein returned to MLEC to discuss his life and the hardships he endured. “I am not a professional speech man, but what I am going to tell you is from my heart,” began Julius Einsentein. And he did…
By Rhobie Toussaint On Friday, October 11th, a press release announced that 25 teachers were chosen to be “high school scholastic fellows” for the North America Scholastic Esports Federation (NASEF). Out of these 25 fellows selected nationwide, two came from the state of Florida — one of them being our very own Peter Melton, Miami…
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 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 Malique Lewis This new school year brought a lot of small and big changes to Miami Lakes Educational Center (MLEC). Among the undoubtedly big changes is the addition of a new member to the MLEC family: the new trust counselor, Felix Muñoz, who has new ideas, a new mindset, and new ways of bonding…