Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School’s debate team has won their second contest of the 2025 season.        The team won their division at the Oct. 11 Bilzin Sumberg Policy Debate Invitational at Florida International University.        The students are participating in the 2025-2026 season of the Miami-Dade Urban Debate League.       The Bilzin...

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 open Monday -...

     The Lawton Chiles Middle School boys soccer team won six of its nine matches this season and won a postseason game for the first time in more than 20 years, a school official said. The team outscored its opponents 24-16 on the year -- including a 20-9 margin over the team’s last six matches. The six wins in 2025 doubled last season’s victory total.     Shown in the photo, from left, top row: Coach...

      Six students from Barbara Goleman Senior High School are Posse Scholarship Semifinalists.       The scholarship recognizes students who demonstrate good interpersonal skills, earned high test scores and other accomplishments.      Students who win the scholarship will receive $250,000 to attend Pomona University; Davidson College; Franklin & Marshall College; Hamilton College;...

     The Miami Lakes K-8 Center’s Future Educators of America Club held its annual canned food drive at the school from Oct. 27 to Nov. 14. This year, the club collected around 300 cans that will be donated to the Miami Rescue Mission, the school said.       Cans were also donated to Miami-Dade County Public Schools Board Member Roberto Alonso’s Thanksgiving Food Drive.     ...