The Bob Graham Education Center’s Bobcat Dance Team had the opportunity to compete in their first dance competition on Saturday, February 22.  The team competed in the Florida Dance Team Director's Association (F.D.T.D.A.) 2014 State Dance Team Competition.   The competition took place at Barbara Goleman Senior High School and was hosted by the Goleman Jewels Dance Team. The competition consisted of several middle...

  Nine middle school students from Miami Lakes K-8 Center competed on January 25 in the 60th annual South Florida Regional Science and Engineering Fair at Miami Dade College North in the new Science Complex. The Miami Lakes students entered posterboard projects with different science investigations. Each student won a medal and one student, Ariana Rejas, won a special award. The winners included Isabella Alonso earning an Excellent...

  Michelle Wright, third grade teacher at Miami Lakes K-8 Center, was selected as  one of the winners of the Annual Black History Month Excellence in Education Award. She was nominated by fellow colleague and third grade teacher Kristina Cala. Governor Rick Scott and First Lady Ann Scott initiated the Annual Black History Month Excellence in Education Award contest in early January. The contest was open to all African-American,...

  Three Miami Lakes residents who are students at St. Thomas University were honored on February 15 during the school’s Parents and Families Program which hosted more than 300 students, family members and friends for a student Recognition Brunch. Students who earned a place on the fall 2013 Dean’s List, as well as athletes who have attained Conference and All-Conference awards, were honored at the mid-day program which...

    Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s Annual Drama Gala, which took place February 21, helped students fundraise, promote an upcoming production, and provided an enthusiastic audience for the many talented performers in the Drama Academy. Students involved in the International Thespian Society and Drama Academy performed pieces from different plays and musicals, the last time they would perform them before the...