Miami Lakes Town Council recognized the principals and administrators of area schools at the March 2 Council meeting for their continued dedication and outstanding achievements. Special Recognitions were given to school leaders in attendance from Barbara Goleman Senior High, Bob Graham Education Center, Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High, Miami Lakes K-8 Center, Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College, and Miami Lakes Middle...

  JetStream Federal Credit Union based in Miami Lakes participated in the annual Job Shadowing Day with Miami Dade County Public Schools. Four students from Barbara Goleman High School’s Academy of Finance were selected to participate in the event. The students were first given an introduction on how a credit union works and operates. They were then taken to various departments including lending, collections, accounting, and the...

  The Bob Graham Education Center Bobcat Dance Team helped the homeless of Camillus House on Wednesday, February 24. Coach Mayri Martinez, along with Yesse Ruano, a dance team mom, decided to join with Life Coach Nancy for a women’s empowerment act to help Miami’s homeless men that are in need of shoes.  The team and coaches held a drive and almost 100 pairs of shoes were delivered in late February to Camillus House for...

  Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School accepted a donation of an AED (Automated  External Defibrillator) from the Breanna Vergara Foundation, and with the help of the school’s Dads’ Club, the school will now offer the required training to all the teachers and staff on how to use the machine. The Foundation was named after the 11-year-old Miami Lakes resident, who died of a rare heart condition after she collapsed...

  Natalie Rodriguez, a student at Mater Academy Lakes High School, has been selected to represent Miami Lakes as a National Youth Correspondent to the 2016 Washington Journalism and Media Conference at George Mason University. Rodriguez joins a select group of students from all over the country for an intensive study of journalism and media. Rodriguez was chosen based on academic accomplishments and a demonstrated interest and...