Students in the Bob Graham Education Center’s Robocats STEM Academy won the Innovate Award during the Nov. 5 VEX IQ qualifier contest held at Rockway Middle School in Miami. The BGEC team that had one of the top engineering notebooks received that award. Robocats also placed 4th in the skills competition and 5th in the team finals. Team Fruit Loops from BGEC also participated in the competition and came in third place...

     The Monsignor Edward Pace High School Class of 2024 won this year’s Tons of Love Food Drive.        An annual event since the 1990s, the food drive encourages students in all four grades at the school to collect goods for several area charities through its Mission Club.       The winning class receives a trophy for its efforts.      This year, Spartans...

     The Miami HEAT Charitable Fund and BankUnited in Miami Lakes are awarding $5,000 scholarships to five high school seniors who will enroll in four-year, accredited college programs.      Students with financial need from Monroe, Dade, Broward or Palm Beach counties may apply; the deadline is Jan. 28.       Winners must demonstrate academic excellence and an outstanding record of...

     The Miami-Dade County Library branch in Miami Lakes is offering these in-person classes.  Space is limited and registration may be required. Get Your Game On! Thurs., Jan. 5   4 p.m. - 5 p.m. Friendly competitions, video games to board games. Ages 8 - 18. Rev + Flow: Functional Fitness Thurs., Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26  11 a.m. - Noon. Strengthen and sculpt your muscles with this...

     Mater Lakes Academy’s boys cross country team placed fourth out of 32 teams in the 2022 FHSAA State Class 2A championships. The meet was held Nov. 5 at Florida State University. Mater Lakes’ top finishers in the boys state race were Jeshua Osorio (10th) and Sebastian Corapse (14th). Mater Lakes was one of only two schools with multiple finishers in the top 14 (state champion Bolles was the other), and...