Students aren’t the only ones who need to be ready on Aug. 13 for the return to classes. Motorists need to prepare as well.      With the start of school comes the reduced speed zones throughout Miami Lakes, more traffic, and parents along with students walking to and from school.      Sgt. George Soto with Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office Miami Lakes District urges drivers to have extra patience for...

The grades are in and Miami-Dade County Public Schools is an A-rated school district for a seventh year in a row.      The district had no F grades for individual schools, while 64% received an A grade in the Florida Department of Education’s annual school grades. Twenty-two percent of schools received B’s and 14% received C’s.      Among Miami Lakes area schools, Bob Graham Education...

Miami Lakes K-8 Center language arts teacher Virnalis Arvelo treated 16 students to dinner at ML Steaks +  Sports. The annual tradition by Arvelo celebrates her eighth-grade students who score a 5 on the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking. Arvelo started the tradition in 2010 and has maintained it through the years.      “We have so many exceptional and hard-working students at Miami Lakes K-8 Center and I...

The Miami Lakes Bar Association presented recently graduated Barbara Goleman senior Gabriel Diaz with a $1,000 scholarship at the June 16 Miami Lakes Town Council meeting.      Diaz will attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the fall where he will study computer science and environmental engineering.      “The purpose of the scholarship was to recognize an outstanding graduating senior from...

When Alexander Brito isn’t helping to shape the next generation of football players or creative writers, he’s writing. Brito, 32, an English teacher at Barbara Goleman Senior High School and the offensive line coach for its football team, recently published his debut novel, “Creatures of Habit” with Current Words Publishing. “Creatures of Habit” is the story of Yovanni Guerra, told through journal...