By Fabiha Faruque A week ago, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced the continuation of virtual school — but with a twist. All schools in Florida will remain closed as the school shutdowns have been extended into next month up until at least April 15. “So, all we’ve said basically to the K-12 schools is we’re…
By Yasmine Mezawi and Jaylyn Gonzalez As the number of coronavirus cases reported in Florida continues to rise, Floridians have entered a stage of shock and hysteria: Florida is now preparing for the worse. But while people are just now venturing to stores to buy sanitation products and prepapare for community spread, Miami Lakes Educational…
By Fabiha Faruque M-DCPS has officially closed all schools, giving students a break longer than expected. Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho just announced this afternoon that all schools in Miami-Dade County will be closed for the week of March 16, which will be extended into Spring Break as well. Just yesterday, Superintendent Carvalho (along with Broward…
By Angely Peña-Agramonte Miami Lakes Educational Center (MLEC) encourages its students to be charitable, especially around the holidays—a time when Jaguars give anything (be it their time through volunteering or donations) to help those who need it. This year, it was no different. Recently, MLEC’s “SHAPE” encouraged students at MLEC to donate clothes, food cans,…
By Aileen Delgado & Samantha Jimenez From overly decorated homes to community events, every town has its own unique way of welcoming the Holiday season. In the small town of Miami Lakes, this is no different. Families from all over Miami-Dade County came together on November 30th to greet the christmas spirit as they attended…
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 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 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…
By Michelle Mairena This past August 24th, a small tropical wave formed over the Central Atlantic Ocean. Nobody paid any particular attention to it. But days passed by, and rapidly, the seemingly-harmless tropical wave transitioned from an innocuous tropical depression to a powerful Tropical storm to a monstrous, merciless Category 5 hurricane. Everyone then watched…
By Vanessa Falcon Hurricane Dorian was expected to hit Florida— and hard —but luckily the storm changed its directory last minute. Unfortunately, the Bahamas weren’t as lucky as the United States. The storm lingered for days, eating away at homes and destroying lives in the Bahamas. Now that residents of the Bahamas are searching for…