Lehrman students provide Mount Sinai ER staff with catered lunch. A fifth-grade mitzvah
Lehrman Community Day School’s fifth-grade Mitzvah Club completed a coronavirus mitzvah project that involved raising money to deliver a catered lunch to the emergency room staff at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach.
Many students contributed to the lunch using their own money, and parents matched their donations. Students also prepared cards to thank the staff at Mount Sinai for their heroic work and dedication, as well as to offer words of encouragement.
Jennifer Rapp, an alumna of Lehrman, the Jewish day school in Miami Beach, organized the project.
“Our community couldn’t do this without the hard work and dedication from our healthcare workers,” said Rapp. “It gave me such gratitude to be able to share in this mitzvah with my daughter and her classmates.”
South Miami, Miami Lakes winners at C-Span competition
Several Miami-Dade County students from South Miami Middle School and Miami Lakes Educational Center were recognized in C-SPAN’s 2020 StudentCam Competition last month.
Students earned cash prizes for their short documentaries that addressed the theme: What’s your vision in 2020? With this theme, students explored the issue that they want presidential candidates to address most in their campaigns.
The winners from South Miami Middle School included Vincent Granados, Casey Golden, and Max Molitor, who placed second and won $1,500 for their documentary, “Our Roads: A Wise Investment.”
Their documentary aired on April 9 on C-SPAN. Sophia Bacallao, Victoria Cepero, and Scarlett Luis earned honorable mentions and won $250 for their documentary, “Global Warming Crisis: Sea Level Rise.“ Nicholas Fernandez also earned an honorable mention and received $250 for his documentary, “Too Little, Too Late?” which focused on climate change.
The winners from Miami Lakes Educational Center who earned an honorable mention and $250 prize were Daniel Gonzalez III, Michelle Mairena and Khimmoy Hudson. Their documentary, “Immigration: The Broken System,” focused on immigration.
“StudentCam provides a platform for young people to have their voices heard on the issues they are clearly passionate about,” said C-SPAN’s Director of Education Relations Craig McAndrew. “This year’s entries reflect remarkable research and production values and feature a wide range of interviews with elected officials and experts. The life skills students learn from this experience will carry them forward in their academic, personal, and professional lives.”
Miami-Dade County Schools Serving Meals
Miami-Dade County Public Schools has distributed more than 500,000 grab-and-go meals to families in need districtwide since March 16, which marked the beginning of school closures due to COVID-19. M-DCPS employees have helped distribute these meals at 50 select school sites to ensure that students still receive meals.
“We will be with our community through this crisis, every step of the way,” said M-DCPS Superintendent Alberto Carvalho. “I want to shine the spotlight on the brave men and women of Miami-Dade County Public Schools who maintain the lifeline of food distribution to the neediest in our community, and thank the many generous donors and partners who support our efforts.”
Meals are served Monday to Friday, from 4 to 7 p.m. For a list of all M-DCPS meal distribution sites, please visit covid19.dadeschools.net/. #
This story was originally published April 9, 2020 at 7:00 AM.