Thirty-eight teams faced off at the third annual OwlBots VEX IQ Robotics Tournament at Miami Lakes K-8 Center.       The competition on Jan. 18 drew teams from across the district and Hollywood. Elementary and middle schools competed in a variety of robotics skills tests.         Students showed off their programming and driving talents, and presented their engineering notebooks that...

     Students in grades K-5 can compete to have their original drawing or painting launched into space.      The Florida Space Art Contest will accept works that measure 8.5 inches x 11 inches and are submitted by mail to Space Florida in Exploration Park by 5 p.m. on May 23.      Artists should express this year’s theme: the Spaceship of the Future.      Judges will...

     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 check availability, 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 - Thursday,...

   Applications for the 2025 Future Leaders Scholarships are available to high school seniors who reside in the Town of Miami Lakes.       Two $1,500 scholarships will be presented by the town and its Education Advisory Board in partnership with The Graham Companies during the Annual Awards of Excellence ceremony held in May.       To be considered for the scholarship, seniors must...

    Are you smarter than a sixth grader? Could you spell the words hyena or cathedral, while standing before a crowd at Town Hall?       Fourteen students from three middle schools in Miami Lakes competed to become champions of a Spelling Bee presented by the Miami Lakes Education Advisory Board on Jan. 24.       Students from Bob Graham Education Center, Miami Lakes K-8 Center and Miami...