Gabriella Mestre, a senior at Barbara Goleman Senior High School, applied to Harvard under restrictive early action and received her acceptance letter on December 13.Mestre has taken 20 AP classes, every single AP offered by her school, as well as online dual enrollment classes in Business Law and World Literature. She is also a National AP Scholar and a National Hispanic Scholar, along with receiving the Harvard book award and her AP...

Ana Mestre is in her second year as a Therapeutic Paraprofessional Assistant at Bob Graham Education Center (BGEC) and has been named as this year’s Paraprofessional of the Year. Mestre is currently assigned to a student that is visually impaired. Mestre feels that she is instrumental in preparing her student for life outside the school. She tries to make it as comfortable as possible for him while at the same time making sure he is treated...

On December 6, the senior class at Dade Christian School presented Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital with money they raised and toys they collected. This fundraiser started last year with the junior class so this is the second year they’ve been doing this.Early last year, the donation was monetary; however, this year they were able to give money as well as toys from the kindergarten and elementary students. They wanted to do something to help...

Miami Lakes will be performing annual maintenance to the athletic fields at Miami Lakes Optimist Park and Royal Oaks Park from now through January 14. During this period, athletic field areas will be closed.Residents and family members will have access to one area of Optimist Park north of the basketball courts for play in addition to the perimeter berm area for exercises. Residents may also take advantage of the open play field area, the...

Miami Lakes Youth Center will be hosting several fun and exciting programs for middle and high school students at “The Spot” during January at 6075 Miami Lakes Drive.Wednesdays, January 9, 16, 23 and 30 - Open Hang Night from 6 to 8 p.m. The Youth Center is equipped with a billiard table, table tennis, indoor basketball shootout game, Microsoft Xbox One Console, Nintendo Wii, and more. Bring friends and hang out for a night full of fun and...