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…
By Jaylyn Gonzalez After a ten-week-long break, incoming and returning Jaguars will soon be walking into the hallways of MLEC with the curiosity of what to expect in the new school year. Numerous extracurricular activities, clubs, and events await all students as they occur all throughout the school year. Spirit week, class trips, homecoming, and…
By Michelle Mairena @miixchii Miami Lakes Educational Center enjoyed an exceptional school year. It was named the nation’s best Magnet School, earned a STEM designation, its students won various individual accolades, and many of its extra-curricular clubs won national awards. Jaguars simply went above and beyond expectations this past academic year. So when Florida school…
By Aileen Delgado & Samantha Jimenez “It’s hard to say something to a legend… if you are a student and you had Joe Walpole, then with the things he taught you, you will be able to survive. There won’t be [anything] anybody can throw at you that you can’t handle because of what he taught…