A television commercial production crew was in town Wednesday, shooting a public service announcement for a very important cause: suicide prevention. The client is the state of Florida and its 988 Florida Lifeline campaign, which will promote a telephone number for people who may be struggling to call or text to get help. The 988 Florida Lifeline is a free, 24/7 service that will connect residents who may have a substance use disorder,...

The Random Acts of Kindness Club at Miami Lakes K-8 Center went to Crandon Park on Key Biscayne on April 27 for the Club’s third annual beach clean-up.   Club members from third through sixth grades picked up litter and debris around the picnic grounds and behind dunes.   The kids were joined by family members. They filled three large gallon bags with trash picked up in the public park during the afternoon, the...

Barbara Goleman Senior High School students won 1st Place in the Miami-Dade County School District mock trial competition in February. They went on to finish 11th in the state at a competition held in Orlando in March. Back row, from left: Attorney/Asst. Coach Jordan Rosales; Attorney/Asst. Coach Yanelis Zamora-Trujillo; Brenda Labrador; Valeria Zapata; Adriana Garcia; Jayden Maldonado and Vladimir Veloz, team bailiff. Front row: Isabella...

    Zachary Webb has been elected as the Community Service Chair to the Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ District Student Government Association.      Zachary, 17, who lives in unincorporated Miami-Dade County near Miami Lakes, is a member of the Class of 2026 at Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School.       He said he is “ready to represent the voices of all students of MDCPS.”

The Miami Lakes Veterans Committee is accepting applications for its Miami Lakes Veterans Families Scholarship program.       Applicants have until July 1 to apply for the award, which is funded by the annual Reindeer Run 5K presented by Headquarter Toyota.       Scholarships are open to veterans, children and grandchildren of veterans or high school seniors in good academic...