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...

  Bob Graham Education Center’s Mock Trial Team took second place in the District’s Middle School Mock Trial Competition at St. Thomas University on Monday February 29, 2016. The group of students that participated are part of the school’s Civic Engagement Academy’s seventh grade class. Students were divided into two teams, one as a Prosecution Team and the other as the Defense. They participated in a total of...

  Hialeah Miami Lakes High School’s Science National Honor Society (SNHS) participated in this year's SECME competition at MDC North campus. The students competed in several events including egg drop, bottle rocket, and mouse trap car. Each of these involved hands-on experience and the students were able to perform exceptionally better than any year before.  The mouse trap car, done by Ashley Figueras and Tania Loaiza,...

 

Miami Lakes K-8 Center rincipal Carlos Salcedo is pictured with (from left) Rookie Teacher of the Year Janill Mateo, who teaches second grade, and Teacher of the Year Elizabeth Ojito, who teaches fourth grade. The school staff, faculty and administration congratulated the teachers on their recognition.