Mater Lakes Academy won the FHSAA Class 4A state championship in boys basketball on March 4 in Lakeland.     The team beat St. Petersburg Gibbs 47-39 in the state semifinals on March 2, then beat The Villages Charter 77-41 two days later in the championship game.       Michael Bradley had 21 points, including five 3-pointers, for MLA in the title game, while Christian Reid scored 20 on 9-for-11...

    Students from Barbara Goleman Senior High School won 2nd place on Feb. 28 in the Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ Mock Trial Competition among 20 schools.     Shown in the first photo at the Miami-Dade Children’s Courthouse in Miami are Robert C. Brazofsky, executive director of MDCPS Dept. of Social Sciences, which runs the contest, with student Gabriel Hubbert, who won Most Effective...

     The Town of Miami Lakes and its Education Advisory Board are calling for nominations for the 2nd Annual Awards of Excellence.       The awards highlight student achievements made through the school year, and recognize a teacher for selfless service.      With the permission of parents, students may be nominated by their educators, coaches and mentors.      ...

     The Miami-Dade County Library branch in Miami Lakes is offering these in-person classes.  Get Your Game On!  Thurs., Mar. 2  4 p.m. – 5 p.m.  Friendly competitions in video and board games. Ages 8 – 18. Homework Help and Tutoring  Sat., March 4, 11 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.  Free, in-person tutoring by certified teachers for grades K-12 in reading, math and...

     Banking executive Hector J. Ponte recently brought his calculator to a Miami classroom to teach students about financial health.      Ponte is one of 200 business professionals who participated in The Education Fund’s annual five-month campaign called the “Teach-A-Thon.”       That’s when business professionals become Public School Champions and swap places...