The Graham Companies and the Miami Lakes Education Advisory Board are inviting students to apply for the 2024 Miami Lakes Future Leaders Scholarship.      High school seniors who attend schools in the Miami Lakes area and are graduating in the Class of 2024 can fill out the application for a chance to win one of two $1,500 scholarships.       To be considered for the award, a student must...

     The Miami Lakes Education Advisory Board is seeking a student representative.       Applications are now open for Miami Lakes to area students who wish to be considered for the board.       The student who is chosen must be enrolled in a local school; attend monthly board meetings; read, research and get answers pertaining to board agenda items and share information with the...

     Vice Mayor Tony Fernandez was Principal for a Day at Miami Lakes Middle School on Dec. 8.       Fernandez joined Principal Maria Medina who gave him a tour of the school where 960 students are enrolled in sixth through eighth grades.       Fernandez learned about the civics course and new culinary program that are taught at the campus at 6425 Miami Lakeway...

   The Miami-Dade County Library branch in Miami Lakes is offering classes. Most events require preregistration, call the branch at 305-822-6520 or email truglioj@mdpls.org. Talk Crafty to Me!  Thurs., Jan. 18,  11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Work on crafts with other adults. Materials provided. Ages 19+. Homework Help & Tutoring  Sat, Jan. 20, 27 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Certified...

     The crowd at the Miami Lakes Hotel on Main was a welcoming one for Dr. Georgette Perez, when many of her friends from Hialeah and colleagues from her two decades-long career in higher education attended the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Dec. 13.      “I think [Miami Dade College] is one of those institutions that in this community ... it’s very difficult to be in a room and not...