It has been a little over ten years since Miami Lakes Middle School's Legal Department Head, Lisa DeYarza, first created the Legal Studies Magnet Program and led the founding class to first place in their first Project Citizen competition. Since then, DeYarza and her students have gone on to win multiple awards in various civic competitions including Project Citizen, Model United Nations, and District Mock Trial Competitions. Despite...

  In celebration of National Library Week, members of the Miami Lakes Town Council read books to nearly 30 children on April 17 at the Miami Lakes Branch Library, part of the Miami-Dade Public Library System. Vice Mayor Manny Cid, Councilmembers Tim Daubert, Nelson Rodriguez and Ceasar Mestre, along with Margaret Slaton, wife of Mayor Wayne Slaton, enjoyed reading books to the infant and toddler-aged children. Miami Lakes librarian...

  More than 150 young people and their families participated in Global Youth Service Day, sponsored by Delta Dental and Marlins Ayudan, at Amelia Earhart Park on April 12. The volunteer day of service was hosted by the Miami-Dade Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department, in partnership with the Parks Foundation of Miami-Dade. The event was kicked-off by District 13 Commissioner Esteban Bovo Jr. “It’s great to see so many...

  Miami Lakes’ annual Spring Fling, co-hosted by the Town of Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee and Youth Activities Task Force on April 19 at Miami Lakes Picnic Park West was a huge success. The free event started at 10 a.m. with the Easter Egg Hunt where hundreds of families enjoyed the beautiful weather while children charged across the park grabbing as many colorful eggs as they could carry. The event that followed the...

  When citizens know how to respond to emergencies as a team, they help make their community a safer place; and for this purpose, Community Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) were formed. Over a few days in April, the Town of Miami Lakes and its Public Safety Committee hosted CERT training at Town Hall. Mayor Wayne Slaton, Vice Mayor Manny Cid, Councilmember Nelson Rodriguez, members of the Public Safety Committee, and Town staff were...