The Graham Companies announced the winners of the “What I Love About Miami Lakes” Main Street Banner Art contest. From over 90 submissions, 26 pieces of art were selected to be showcased along Main Street. The artwork submissions were judged by 14 individuals with a selection of the top piece of work based on elementary, middle and high school levels. The selected top Elementary School submission was by Julian Hernandez, a...

  Miami Lakes Automall presented Barbara Goleman High School with a check for $2,680 on behalf of the school’s fundraising efforts during the Ram Gridiron Challenge Fundraiser sponsored by Chrysler. Barbara Goleman was awarded monetarily based on the 134 test-drives they got in late October. High school’s such as Goleman select a day or a school event, and through the Ram Gridiron Challenge Fundraiser, a local participating...

    Dade Christian School recently hosted a contingent of 15 Chinese students visiting from Shanghai, China, all of whom were participating in a campus tour that was geared at continuing a new program that was launched for the 2013/2014 school year. The program also partners DCS with a variety of schools and agencies in Korea, China, and the Philippines, and is focused as part of the global initiative adopted by Matthew Pettit,...

  On Sunday, February 9, Miami Lakes will be providing free transportation to the 2014 National College Fair scheduled from noon to 4 p.m. at the Doubletree Miami Airport Hotel and Convention Center, 777 N.W. 72 Avenue. The bus will leave Government Center, 6601 Main Street, at 11:30 a.m. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with representatives from over 200 colleges and universities to discuss admission and financial...

  The Education Fund, in conjunction with Miami-Dade Public Schools, will host an open house and teacher grant award reception on February 11 at 6713 Main Street in Miami Lakes. The open house is scheduled from 5 to 6:15 p.m., followed by the teacher grant and award reception from 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. Continuing with “For Excellence in Miami-Dade Public Schools,” teachers will be awarded cash grants to help them develop and...