Ana G. Méndez University welcomed families to celebrate Three Kings Day on Jan. 3 at its Miami Lakes campus. For Christian faiths, the Three Kings traveled to see baby Jesus 12 days after his birth, an event marked by the Epiphany holiday on Jan. 6.  At the university, kids from Miami Lakes enjoyed presents and bicycles during an afternoon of music, food and fun. Ray and Yaimet Palacios of First Origin Mortgage Lenders...

     Three Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School students will be heading to competitive schools in Cambridge, Mass. this fall.       Harvard College accepted Maurits Acosta and Roberto Carmona in Dec. 2024; Michael Cuba will attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology after receiving a QuestBridge scholarship.       Maurits, 17, of Hialeah, is vice chair of the Miami Lakes...

     Jose Marti MAST 6-12 Academy in Hialeah announced in December that QuestBridge helped three of its students receive college scholarships.       QuestBridge is a non-profit organization in Palo Alto, Calif. that assists high-achieving students from low-income backgrounds to attend summer courses and obtain college scholarships, internships and mentors.       Gabriela Aloma arrived in...

      Students at Miami Lakes K-8 Center collected 52 toys during the holiday season to distribute to children at Hibiscus Elementary School in Miami Gardens and Leisure City K-8 Center in Homestead.       The school’s Future Educators of America Club, National Junior Honor Society, Student Council and Random Acts of Kindness sponsored the project, the school said in an email.    ...

     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,...