Nicole Lugo, a 10th-grader at Barbara Goleman High School (BGHS), has been honored for her exemplary volunteer service with a President's Volunteer Gold Service Award.The award, which recognizes Americans of all ages who have volunteered significant amounts of their time to serve their communities and their country, was granted by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program. BGHS nominated Lugo for national honors last fall in...

From March 22-24, the Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High (HML) Model United Nations (MUN) team competed against delegates across Florida and as far away as the United Kingdom in FIMUN 31 held at Florida International University's main campus. With topics ranging from cyber security and the regulation of GMOs to colonial empires, HML delegates honed their public speaking, diplomacy and policy-writing skills. Out of 35 participating schools, the...

On March 2, Miami Lakes Middle School's (MLMS) Legal Studies 1 and 3 students participated in a Model United Nations (MUN) Competition at Miami Dade College.The competition was sponsored by Miami-Dade County Public Schools Social Studies department. Eleven schools participated. MLMS won the Secretary General's Award which is called, “Outstanding Middle School.” Students placed in several categories. Honorable mention honors went to Yaneidy...

Florida International University’s School of International and Public Affairs Florida Model UN team won Best Large Delegation at the 65th session of Harvard University’s Model United Nations competition. The three-day conference is considered the most competitive Model UN simulation in the world. With over 3,000 delegates from eight countries and a staff of over 230 Harvard undergraduates, HNMUN remains the oldest, largest and most...

The 5th annual Miami Lakes Cars for Cure which raises cancer awareness and money to help fight the deadly disease is scheduled for Sunday, April 7, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., on Main Street.With Hialeah Park Racing and Casino as a new partner, the event features a concert at the park at 7 p.m., Friday, April 5. Scheduled to perform are 1980s and 1990s music legends Erotic Exotic, Man Trap, Coro, Angel A-Love and D.J. Santana.More than 250...