The Barbara Goleman Senior High School Mock Trial Team represented the community at the Empire Mock Trial Classic held in Philadelphia from Sept. 25-29. Goleman placed 9th overall, landing a spot in Top 10 while competing against 36 other teams and over 500 students. Goleman was the only team to achieve that ranking as first-time competitors and the only team from Florida to win, Coach Ana Soto-Gonzalez...

 Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School’s debate team placed first in the Miami-Dade Urban Debate League contest on government policy, held Sept. 13 at Miami Dade College’s North Campus and sponsored by the Shubin Law Group. Magnet Lead and Social Studies Department Chair Michelle Simón said the team has participated in the Urban Debate League since 2023 and have qualified and competed in national...

 The Miami-Dade County Library branch in Miami Lakes is offering classes.        Most events require preregistration and popular courses may fill up early. Sign up in advance to avoid being shut out of classes.         To see what is available, call 305-822-6520, email truglioj@mdpls.org or sign up at bit.ly/3Wnp6tC.      The library at 6699 Windmill Gate Rd. is...

     The Miami-Dade County Library branch in Miami Lakes is offering classes.        Most events require preregistration and popular courses may fill up early. Sign up in advance to avoid being shut out of classes.         To see what is available, call 305-822-6520, email truglioj@mdpls.org or sign up at bit.ly/3Wnp6tC.      The library at 6699 Windmill...

    Barbara Goleman Senior High School Senior Christopher Prophete, 17, of Miami, in the first photo, participated in a summer Seminar for Top Engineering Prospects, or STEP program at Purdue University.       Students learned core engineering skills, including physics, programming, 3D modeling and robotics; team-based challenges to tackle real-world problems, which ended with a design competition; learned...