The children of Wendy and Eladio Armesto of Miami Lakes served a week in the Florida legislature as volunteers in the House of Representatives’ Page & Messenger program.       Sabina Sofia Armesto, 16, a high school junior and Victor Manuel Armesto, 14, a sophomore, were in Tallahassee the week of Jan. 12, their mother said.      Fla. Rep. Tom Fabricio, R-Miami Lakes...

   Barbara Goleman Senior High School and its Law Honor Society hosted the Miami Lakes Bar Association’s first North Region Mock Trial Competition for high school students on Jan. 21, with support from prominent attorneys in town who presided as judges.      Teams from Mater Lakes Academy, Hialeah Gardens High School, Hialeah Senior High School, and Goleman faced off in Goleman’s professional...

     The Education Fund recognized Laura W. Ratliff, one of three sponsors it spotlighted during its annual Taste of Education at Hialeah Park on Feb. 24. Ratliff is a vice president and the commercial portfolio manager at The Graham Companies.  Both The Graham Companies and The Education Fund are based in Miami Lakes. For more than 35 years the developers have supported the Fund and its projects.    ...

     Hialeah-Miami Lakes Concert Band earned an excellent rating at the Florida Bandmasters Association District 16 Concert Band Music Performance.       The performances were held at Hialeah Gardens High School from March 4 to March 6.       Four judges reviewed the band’s performance; their ability to play a piece of music the band hadn’t seen before and the student...

     Before a sold-out audience in her hometown stadium at the 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship, Brianna Therve met the opportunity of a lifetime and performed like a star.      Producers chose Therve, 18, a junior at Barbara Goleman Senior High School, to sign “America the Beautiful” as the Florida Memorial University Ambassador Chorale sang the song.     ...