Students in Miami Lakes Educational Center’s Culinary Program will return to Orlando in February to compete in the Universal Orlando Handheld Competition. The team’s Top 4 finish during the Dec. 2 contest at the University of Central Florida’s College of Hospitality allowed them to advance to the finals.       “Our student chefs participate in this competition for a chance to have their...

  Darryl “Tre” Bell, III, 18, signed with the Florida State University football program in December. Bell, of Miami, attends Barbara Goleman Senior High School, Class of 2026.       The Seminoles’ head football coach Mike Norvell visited the Miami Lakes campus in October to meet with Bell, a safety who is known for his ability to play both defense and offense on the field. During a signing rally...

 Barbara Goleman Senior High School hosted the 4th Annual Middle Schools Mock Trial on Dec. 11. Four local schools competed: Bob Graham Education Center; Lawton Chiles Middle School; Hialeah Gardens Middle School, who took 1st Place, and Palm Springs Middle School, the 2nd Place winners.      Miami Lakes Councilman Steven Herzberg, who is a lawyer, and local attorneys Joshua Hertz, Christina Fiallo and Trinette Zarran...

  Three Miami Lakes boys made the All-Star team in the Miami Youth Baseball Association. They play for the KSA team and were photographed Dec. 7 after a game held at the Grapeland Baseball Complex. Shown from left: Jaden Hernandez, Lucas Collazo and Marcus Diaz, with Coach Gus De Quesada. 

     Lawton Chiles Middle School students competed at INNOVATE 2025 Career and Technical Education Challenge held at Miami Dade College’s Wolfson Campus on Dec. 6.      The students -- Maria Perez-Montiel, Geandy O’Reilly and Ahnio Betancourt -- made history as the only middle school representing the North Region, the school said.       Facing off against high school...