Members of Girl Scouts of Tropical Florida Troop 902 worked on two different projects through last fall that will be considered for Silver Awards this year.       Scouts Victoria Loyal and Alexa Landrian created Mission: Paw-sitive Impact to help partner veterans with shelter dogs. Three dogs got new homes during their project, which included an adoption event at K-9 Cove in September. Troop 902...

    The Miami Lakes K-8 Center’s debate team took trophies back to campus after three different competitions.       During the Nov. 16 competition at Florida International University, the Owls won three top speaker awards and three top team awards.       Earlier in the season, the young debaters won second place at the Oct. 19 competition held at the University of...

  After being shuttered for 30 years, the planetarium at Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School will open this year to teach students about space careers.       The planetarium will be part of the new SpaceHUB aerospace mega-magnet program. Courses in new, state of the art classrooms will include applied engineering, robotics, systems coding, electrical systems and advanced aerospace science and...

     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, 9:30 a.m. - 8 p.m....

 Miami Lakes Middle School opened its Warrior’s Cafe in October, staffed by students in the school’s culinary program.      The popular courses are offered for a second year, expanded to eight classes and has a waiting list, non-profit Giving Gators co-founder Daylin Garcia said.      Students learn kitchen skills, advanced cooking techniques, meal planning and the cultural aspects of food,...