The City of Coral Gables will recognize the Principal of Coral Gables High School Dr. Alex L. Martinez and student Kristine Sierra for honorable achievements during its May 26 City Commission meeting.

Dr. Martinez was selected as the 2005 Miami-Dade County Public Schools Principal of the Year while Kristine Sierra was recognized as Student School Volunteer of the Year during the First Annual Education Awards held on May 10.

Since 1997, Martinez has been the Principal of Coral Gables Senior High School, an educational institution with a multiethnic student body of more than 3,600 students, 183 teachers and award winning programs in band, drama, newspaper, athletics, and arts. Newsweek magazine recently cited Coral Gables High among the top 1,000 -or top four percent- of the nation’s public high schools based on the task of offering a rigorous curriculum to a large number of students.

In addition, Coral Gables High School and Student Volunteer of the Year Kristine Sierra will also be recognized for her dedicated service to Ponce de Leon Middle School. For additional information, contact the school at 305-443-4871.