By Samantha Jimenez As the colored pieces of paper circle the hallways of Miami Lakes Educational Center, students discuss what classes they’re considering taking next year. However, many students are oblivious to the fact that their classes are already predetermined before they even check off a choice. Subject selection sheets have recently been passed out,…
By Devin Dubon Three people, including two Miami Dade County Public Schools employees, have been arrested for selling GED certificates. Miami-Dade County State Attorney Katherine Fernandez-Rundle’s office has charged Roxanne Insignares, Antonio Bouzan and Marta Avalos with varying counts of organized scheme to defraud, unlawful compensation for official behavior, and cheating. Insignares, initially misidentified by…
By Miranda Ortea With the sun overcast on the bus loop outside of Miami Lakes Educational Center, Christmas music ringing through many bright red ears, and the wind giving energy to over one hundred runners, the first ever MLEC Jingle Jog commenced. Formerly the traditional Turkey Trot, the Jingle Jog is a one-mile run that…
By Maria Martinez Throughout the week, Key Club has promoted the annual Basketball Jam. All profits from this event will go towards UNICEF’s Eliminate Project, a program dedicated to eradicating maternal/neonatal tetanus, a deadly disease that affects thousands of infants and their mothers every year. As a student service organization, Key Club raises money for…
By Sarah Lemos Darryl Forges fell in love with the news. As early as fifth grade, when he had the privilege of “telling kids what they were having for lunch,” Forges found a passion in “telling people what they didn’t know.” That passion, he says, drove him. He “did everything,” from print to radio to…
By Karla Perez This week, the Start with Hello event was hosted by SHAPE at MLEC. Every day, there would be a different activity that allowed and encouraged students from all grades and academies to socialize and enjoy the event with one another. The Sandy Hook Promise started this program as a way to bring…
By Luz Mosquera September 28, 2018 marked the first senior event for the class of 2019. Students eagerly arrived to school in their formal attire gleaming with color and happy energy. Taking pictures since sunrise friends get ready for their first experience as seniors. Once it was announced that all seniors could head to…
By Miranda Ortea Upon the start of the 2018-2019 school year at Miami Lakes Educational Center, the students and staff welcomed several new teachers, one of them being Rebecca Devries, a ninth-grade social studies teacher. In one of the first classrooms when entering the second floor from the front staircase, the world history classroom is…
By Daniel Gonzalez III There is a new English teacher in the school and she might have more things in common with the average student than one would think. Ms. Altamirano is the newly recruited English teacher currently teaching English honors to sophomores and when she was a student she actually attended Miami Lakes Educational…
By Sarah Lemos Every year at Miami Lakes Educational Center the junior class make a paw on the wall of our main cafeteria. The paw represents it being their last year before senior year; that the juniors will soon be looked up to by the rest of the school. This year the class of 2020 revealed…