Education (n):
That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.

Ambrose Bierce

Daily News

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Thank you to all the participants in the SECME Olympiad competition that was held at Miami Dade College- North Campus this past Saturday.  A special congratulations goes out to Hiranya Mir 9lead engineer), Brian Rivera , Carlos Hernandez, and Stefano Agrelo on their 2nd place finish in the Robotic Arm Competition.

Congratulations to Alexander Arce, he received 1st place in the NFTE South Florida Business Plan Competition.   He will be competing on April 27 at the University of Miami, then to New York to compete at the National level.

Also, congratulations to Emmanuel Lopez- Gonzalez, he is one of the finalist for NFTE Spring Break BizCamp.  Look for his story in the Miami Herald.

We are extremely proud of these students!!!

Congratulations to the following FBLA State Competition winners
                Raevon Rolle    1st Place Spreadsheet application
                Hasmaik Estevez   4th Technology Concepts
                Jerson Montenegro 5th Place Accounting II

These students will be heading to Nashville, Tennessee in July.  All the students that traveled to the state competition in Orlando did an outstanding job representing Miami Lakes Educational Center.

In addition, one of our future seniors, Hasmaik Estevez was elected 2010 -2011 FBLA District President, This is an awesome honor!!

The following students were finalists at the HOSA State Competition in Orlando last week

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

ASHLEY SU   --------       2nd PLACE  ----   MEDICAL SPELLING

MELVIN GEORGE  ----   2nd PLACE  ----   CLINICAL NURSING

DANIEL OROZCO
           &                 ---- 3rd PLACE  ------   CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) 
SEMERJIT BAINS

SHERIAMAR WILLIAMS  --  4th PLACE  ---- CLINICAL NURSING

These students have an opportunity to compete at the Nationals this June in Orlando.

 

Congratulations to Key Club who won awards at the Florida District Key Club Convention this weekend!

1st Place Gold Division for our work for UNICEF. 

Distinguished President - Monica Viada 
Distinguished Vice-President - St. Margreta Scott
Distinguished Secretary - Priscila Parada
Distinguished Treasure - Armando Cardozo
Distinguished Key Club Members- Armando Cardozo, Lauren Franquiz, Christopher Monteza, Priscila Parada, St. Margreta Scott, and Monica Viada

Iala Teresa-Calleja (from the Sound Engineering) finaled in the talent show.  She sang wonderfully, giving an amazing performance in front of 2000 people.

Key Club was also awarded five patches for our Key Club Banner for: Monthly On-Time Reporting, Membership Increase, Convention Attendance, Horses for the Handicapped, UNICEF

There will be a Spanish club meeting Wednesday April 21st, 2010 in Mr. Rodriguez Room F207. We will be choosing our new officers. All students interested in becoming officers must attend.

Yearbooks are ON SALE!!! Get yours today for $95 in Room E-207 before school and during both lunches. Prices will go up May, buy now before they’re sold out!

Students are reminded to come to school each day on time! Students if you are absent, remember that 5 unexcused absences in an annual course, or 3 unexcused absences in a semester course, will result in a no credit (N/C) for the class.  MLEC is in a block schedule, therefore 5 unexcused absences in an annual course WILL result in 10 unexcused absences and WILL result in a no credit being issued, and 3 unexcused absences in a semester course will equal six absences and also result in a no credit.  Remember if you are absent you MUST bring a note and receive an admit to excuse your absence. Admits are issued in the Student Services Office prior to the start of school each day and during lunch and after school in the Main Office with Ms. Wellman. Do not be absent unnecessarily. 
Students arriving tardy to school must sign in at the Tardy Center. Students with excessive tardies will be required to serve an Administrative Detention.  BE ON TIME!!! AND COME TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY!!! 

This past weekend,  the  Miami Lakes Educational Center’s (MLEC) own Team Jag Robotics  participated in the 2010 National Championship in Downtown Miami, FL. Five robot teams from MLEC’s Cambridge Engineering Academy entered this event with three spinning drums and  two powered wedge robots. The event was a smashing success with the introduction of our new 9th grade team named  Sting WMD. Our all girls team who drive and maintain the robot Sting’em  placed 2nd in the
National  Event  falling victim to  electronic problems in the event finally. Cheers of VICTORY to the Team of RATTLER 2 who won the national championship title.

Seniors, Gradbash is only a few days away. If you have yet to turn in your fieldtrip form, please do so as soon as possible to Ms. Peraza in room E-237. You will not be allowed on the bus if your fieldtrip form is not on file. Please refer to the dress code given to you upon purchase of your Grad bash ticket; Violators will be left behind. All seniors are required to be at school at 11:30 am.

The Principal’s Word of the Day is
CHICANERY (shi KAY nuh ree) n trickery; deceitfulness; artifice, especially legal or political
Political news would be dull were it not for the chicanery of our elected officials.