The Miami Lakes K-8 Center’s debate team took trophies back to campus after three different competitions.       During the Nov. 16 competition at Florida International University, the Owls won three top speaker awards and three top team awards.       Earlier in the season, the young debaters won second place at the Oct. 19 competition held at the University of...

  After being shuttered for 30 years, the planetarium at Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School will open this year to teach students about space careers.       The planetarium will be part of the new SpaceHUB aerospace mega-magnet program. Courses in new, state of the art classrooms will include applied engineering, robotics, systems coding, electrical systems and advanced aerospace science and...

     The Miami-Dade County Library branch in Miami Lakes is offering classes.  Most events require preregistration and popular courses may fill up early. Sign up in advance to avoid being shut out of classes.  To check availability, call 305-822-6520, email truglioj@mdpls.org or sign up at bit.ly/3Wnp6tC.      The library at 6699 Windmill Gate Rd. is open Monday - Thursday, 9:30 a.m. - 8 p.m....

 Miami Lakes Middle School opened its Warrior’s Cafe in October, staffed by students in the school’s culinary program.      The popular courses are offered for a second year, expanded to eight classes and has a waiting list, non-profit Giving Gators co-founder Daylin Garcia said.      Students learn kitchen skills, advanced cooking techniques, meal planning and the cultural aspects of food,...

Barbara Goleman Senior High School students watch a police dog search for contraband in suitcases, among the 1,000 attendees at a Law Magnet Fair on Nov. 6.  Personnel from different agencies -- firefighters, police motorcycle and helicopter units and drug enforcement forensic investigators among them -- performed demonstrations and introduced students to different careers they could pursue.  Photo: Ana Soto-Gonzalez, social...