Miami Lakes Educational Center’s (MLEC) Students Helping Achieve Philanthropic Excellence (SHAPE) club is a group of students who do their best to empower their community. Since its incorporation in South Florida schools in 2002, the club’s mission is to empower high school students to achieve personal and professional success by providing philanthropic, leadership, career and civic opportunities. The SHAPE program works...

  This year's Drug Abuse Resistance Program (DARE) graduation at Spanish Lakes Elementary (SLE) was bittersweet due to the beloved Miami-Dade Police Officer Wendy Heller's forthcoming retirement. Since the school’s inception, Heller has served as SLE’s resource officer and DARE instructor. After the students were presented the certificate of completion for the 10 week course, a special award was given to 5th grader, Max...

  Miami Lakes Youth Center Council is inviting Miami Lakes teens to participate in the Feeding South Florida Community Service Project for a great chance to earn community service hours on Saturday, February 17, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 2501 S.W. 34 Terrace in Pembroke Park. Volunteers will meet at the Youth Center, 6075 Miami Lakes Drive, at 7 a.m. The Town Moover will transport volunteers to Feeding South Florida until 1 p.m.; lunch...

  Miami Lakes Branch Library announced the following programs that are available for the public during February: For Children and Families: STEM Saturdays – Launch bottle rockets, Enjoy an interactive workshop where attendees can send their own bottle rocket into the sky. Experience a hands-on lesson where FIU undergraduate and medical students teach how to take rocket science skills to new heights. Scheduled at 10 a.m. on...

  Miami Lakes’ Youth Activities Task Force and sponsor Bella Mar Real Estate Group invite residents and families to enjoy the next presentation in the Movies at the Park series, “Wonder Woman,” with an all-star cast including Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright, and more. The Movies at the Park showing is free and is set for 7:30 p.m. on Friday, February 2, at Miami Lakes Picnic Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue....