Zachary Webb has been elected as the Community Service Chair to the Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ District Student Government Association.      Zachary, 17, who lives in unincorporated Miami-Dade County near Miami Lakes, is a member of the Class of 2026 at Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School.       He said he is “ready to represent the voices of all students of MDCPS.”

The Miami Lakes Veterans Committee is accepting applications for its Miami Lakes Veterans Families Scholarship program.       Applicants have until July 1 to apply for the award, which is funded by the annual Reindeer Run 5K presented by Headquarter Toyota.       Scholarships are open to veterans, children and grandchildren of veterans or high school seniors in good academic...

The Burger King Foundation awarded 180 scholarships in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, including to five students at Miami Lakes Educational Center.       Seniors Reahana Joseph; Latrice Shakes; Danielle Cohen Mantilla; D’Avora Willaims and Jae’la Rainey each received $1,000 for their post-secondary education on April 28.       Reahana plans to major in biomedical sciences at...

 Alejandro Gonzalez of Miami Lakes is part of the Florida International University Law College’s Trial Team that reached the “Elite 8” at a national competition in April.      The students shown from left are: Michael Leatherman and Rachel Cross, both second year law students; lead coach Ashley Lherisson and third year law students Alejandro Gonzalez and Naomi Eid, in a photo provided by the...

Miami Lakes K-8 Center third grader Noah Tarazona received a medal at the Future Wavemakers Summit in West Palm Beach on April 26.  The Wavemakers invite students to create environmental solutions and present them to a panel of scientists and community leaders.  “Noah submitted an innovative project on alligators versus crocodiles that presented conservation efforts in understanding ecosystem roles, habitat protections...