Dade Christian student Jason Smith, 12, competed in the throwing events at the 2021 USATF National Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships this past summer at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. Jason was 42nd in the shot put among 58 finishers in the age 11-12 group and 47th out of 61 finishers in the javelin. Jason, shown above with his parents Shenika Smith and Jason Smith Sr., had personal-best throws...

  The Miami-Dade County Library in Miami Lakes is offering virtual and in-person programs.  Space is limited and you must sign up in advance to receive a link via email.      If a class is filled, call the branch at 305-822-6520 and ask to join a waiting list. Talking is Teaching: Talk, Read, Sing for Toddlers en dos idiomas --  In person.  Tues., Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30; 11:30...

  Jumpstart Developmental Services, a new center for children who may need help with communicating or with their behaviors, has opened in Miami Lakes.      The town has become a hub of schools and therapy centers for families whose members have special needs. There are at least 10 facilities available, as well as a town-funded board of volunteers who advise officials and police on ways to include and accommodate...

     As part of Red Ribbon Week activities, when students pledge to say no to drugs, Jesmin Tamargo’s kindergarten students at Bob Graham Education Center Primary Learning Center wore sunglasses to “Shade out Drugs.”       The children’s other activities during the week included signing a huge poster to pledge to be drug free and wearing caps and red shirts, Tamargo...

     The Miami Lakes K-8 Center’s Knight Owls competed in their first chess tournament of the school year open to students from public and private schools in Miami-Dade County, put on by the 64 Squares Foundation at the Divine Savior Academy in Doral on Oct. 16. The K-5 division, with Aidan Alvarez, Zoe Trinidad and Christopher Capute, won seven games, putting them in second place, the school said. Aidan Schwinghammer and...