The Miami Lakes Optimist Club is holding basketball registration for Summer League play for boys and girls between the ages of 7 and 15.Kids can sign up to play on three Saturdays, April 15, 22, and 29, from 10 a.m. to noon at Miami Lakes Middle School, 6425 Miami Lakeway North. Registration cost is $150. Kids must bring their birth certificates.For more information, call 305-216-9615.

Shula’s Golf Club, 7601 Miami Lakes Dr., is hosting a Nine Hole League open for the public to participate. The league will play on Tuesday’s at 5 p.m. from Tuesday, April 25 to Tuesday, July 25. Each week teams will select two members to compete in a two-person scramble format. A total of 8 players are allowed per team. Weekly prizes will be awarded and the cost is set at $15 per player per week. For more information and to...

Mater Lakes Academy’s cheerleaders and dance team competed in early March at the Florida Cheer and Dance Association’s “Beach Battle” Competition held at Miami Norland Senior High. The dance team placed in five competitions and won four of them.  The high school team won first place Platinum in Varsity Jazz and Varsity Lyrical and then received second place overall in Varsity Lyrical. The middle school team,...

Mater Lakes Academy had 23 students that competed at the Future Business Leaders of America’s State Leadership Conference. The FBLA SLC was held March 23-26 at the Hilton Orlando.“The students spent several weeks preparing for their state competition once they qualified after the district competition,” said Giovanni Lorenzo, FBLA sponsor. “It is gratifying to see their hard work pay off as they compete.”This is...

Four Mater Academy students finished in first place in their respective categories at the Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA) regional competition. First place winners were 12th grader Sheila Perez for Dental Terminology, 12th grade student Sally Lu for Transcultural Health, and 11th grade students Natalie Roque and Yilliam Elias for Forensic Medicine. In addition, 10th grade student Liliana Gonzalez finished in third place for...