Fred-Haydn Labonte, 13, of Miami Gardens, is this year’s winner of The Graham Companies’ $1,000 college scholarship.      The annual award is given to a student at Miami Lakes Middle School.      The company will present the scholarship when Fred-Haydn graduates Barbara Goleman Senior High School, which he plans to attend in August.      A survey of teachers...

     Monsignor Edward Pace High School senior Diana Porras has won a third Regional Affiliate award from the National Center for Women & Information Technology.       Diana graduated with the Class of 2022. She will attend Florida International University’s Honors College and plans to tackle a double major, in Spanish and Computer Science.       Diana’s award...

    Monsignor Edward Pace High School raised over $4,000 from their annual Battle of the Bands and DJs, a fundraiser with a 30-year tradition.      The money will benefit Pace’s sister school in Haiti, and will be used to help pay salaries there, according to David Masters, theology teacher at Pace.       Masters helped start the event in 1991. It has since grown, not only as a way...

    The Education Advisory Board’s inaugural Awards of Excellence will celebrate exceptional students in Miami Lakes.       The board recognized students in the fifth, eighth and 12th grades for their accomplishments in different categories.       The board also honored an exceptional educator.       Sponsored by the board, the Town of Miami Lakes and...

The Superintendent’s Honors Music Festival chose four students from Miami Lakes K-8 Center to perform at events held Miami Senior High School during the first week in April.  Grace Mazzorana, a 5th grader, sang with the Elementary Chorus at Miami Senior High School. Manuel Martin, 8th grade and Sabella Scavuzzo, 7th grade, both play violin and Layla Cino, 6th grade, plays the cello. The trio performed with the Middle School...